Kiora, Master of the Depths - Revision history

Matandun: update

2026-04-02T11:42:34Z

update

Matandun: update

2026-04-02T11:20:34Z

update

Anarchangel at 03:32, 3 December 2024

2024-12-03T03:32:43Z

Cardboard Box: /* Abilities */ Bold text denotes changes between ability levels.

2023-01-19T18:18:57Z

‎Abilities: Bold text denotes changes between ability levels.

AnarchangeI at 23:15, 25 October 2022

2022-10-25T23:15:25Z

AnarchangeI at 02:02, 21 October 2022

2022-10-21T02:02:04Z

AnarchangeI: Converted mana gains of +6 puts her two points below almost any other two color PW

2022-08-16T03:46:57Z

Converted mana gains of +6 puts her two points below almost any other two color PW

Hellojo: /* Starting Deck */

2019-04-13T12:38:12Z

‎Starting Deck

Hellojo at 12:37, 13 April 2019

2019-04-13T12:37:09Z

Hellojo: /* Starting Deck */

2019-04-13T12:35:44Z

‎Starting Deck

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	Prior to January 2017, Kiora cost {{Crystals\|950}} to acquire, which remains the highest historical cost in Crystals of any Planeswalker. These days, she is usually on sale at a reduced cost, below the 650 Crystals of other dual color walkers.		Prior to January 2017, Kiora cost {{Crystals\|950}} to acquire, which remains the highest historical cost in Crystals of any Planeswalker. These days, she is usually on sale at a reduced cost, below the 650 Crystals of other dual color walkers.
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		+	Kiora, Master of the Depths is the first of few playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Kiora at different points in her life.

	==Stats==		==Stats==

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 {{Infobox PW|{{PAGENAME}}}}
 [[Kiora, Master of the Depths]] is a blue and green merfolk Planeswalker, introduced in June 2016 along with the [[Oath of the Gatewatch]] card set.
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 ==Story==
 <blockquote>''The merfolk Planeswalker Kiora, a native of [[Battle for Zendikar|Zendikar]], has been traveling the planes to strengthen her connection to the oceans' magic. Her home has been ravaged by the Eldrazi swarm, and she believes that only by summoning the fierce krakens, serpents, and other terrors of the deep can she defeat the titans who now rule Zendikar.<br>Kiora has come to Theros in search of the immense sea creatures that dwell here. Shortly after she arrived, she raised up an enormous wave to call to the ocean beasts. The wave smashed against the shore near Meletis and caused considerable damage. It also alerted the tritons, Theros's native merfolk, to a new power in their realm.<br>Some tritons believe that Kiora is an avatar or herald of Thassa, god of the sea. Kiora does not disabuse them of this notion—in fact, she rather enjoys the attention. Thassa, however, might take offense if Kiora continues to appropriate her proper worship.''</blockquote>
 ==Starting Deck==

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 [[Category:Drain mana]]
 [[Category:Gain mana]]
 [[Category:Fetch from library]]
 [[Category:Reach]]
 [[Category:Summon creatures]]
 [[Category:Trample]]

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 | PW Level 2 = 24-39
 | Loyalty 2 = 9
-| Effect 2 = Drain 4 mana from your opponent and gain 4 mana.
+| Effect 2 = Drain <b>4</b> mana from your opponent and gain <b>4</b> mana.
 | PW Level 3 = 40-55
 | Loyalty 3 = 9
-| Effect 3 = Drain 5 mana from your opponent and gain 5 mana.
+| Effect 3 = Drain <b>5</b> mana from your opponent and gain <b>5</b> mana.
 | PW Level 4 = 56-60
 | Loyalty 4 = 9
-| Effect 4 = Drain 6 mana from your opponent and gain 6 mana.
+| Effect 4 = Drain <b>6</b> mana from your opponent and gain <b>6</b> mana.
 }}
 {{Planeswalker Ability
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 | PW Level 2 = 30-45
 | Loyalty 2 = 12
-| Effect 2 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains 6 mana.
+| Effect 2 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains <b>6</b> mana.
 | PW Level 3 = 46-57
 | Loyalty 3 = 12
-| Effect 3 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains 12 mana.
+| Effect 3 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains <b>12</b> mana.
 | PW Level 4 = 58-60
 | Loyalty 4 = 12
-| Effect 4 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains 16 mana.
+| Effect 4 = {{Ability|fetch|Fetch}} the next creature from your library. It gains <b>16</b> mana.
 }}
 {{Planeswalker Ability
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 | PW Level 2 = 36-51
 | Loyalty 2 = 24
-| Effect 2 = Summon 2 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
+| Effect 2 = Summon <b>2</b> 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
 | PW Level 3 = 52-59
 | Loyalty 3 = 24
-| Effect 3 = Summon 3 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
+| Effect 3 = Summon <b>3</b> 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
 | PW Level 4 = 60
 | Loyalty 4 = 24
-| Effect 4 = Summon 4 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
+| Effect 4 = Summon <b>4</b> 8/8 Blue Octopi with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
 }}

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 [[Kiora, Master of the Depths]] is a blue and green merfolk Planeswalker, introduced in June 2016 along with the [[Oath of the Gatewatch]] card set.
-She has lower than average health and average deck limits, with a focus on Spells. Like her fellow OGW [[Planeswalkers]] she has a combined mana bonus one point below normal; dual color PWs usually have eight total, but she has seven. Until [[Shadows over Innistrad]], Planeswalkers only had [[Origins]] cards in their [[#Starting Deck|starting deck]].
+She has lower than average health and average deck limits, with a focus on Spells. Like her fellow OGW [[Planeswalkers]] she has a combined mana bonus below normal; dual color PWs usually have eight total, but she has six. Like other [[OGW]] and [[Battle for Zendikar]] Planeswalkers, she has only [[Origins]] cards in her [[#Starting Deck|Starting Deck]].
-Her abilities are a mix of powerful effects, including draining the enemy's mana into her own cards, {{Ability|fetch|fetching}} a creature card from her library with a large mana boost, and creating a huge octopus {{Ability|Token}} with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
+Her abilities are a mix of powerful effects, including draining the enemy's mana while giving mana to her own cards, {{Ability|fetch|fetching}} a creature card from her library with a large mana boost, and creating a huge octopus {{Ability|Token}} with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.
-Prior to January 2017, Kiora cost {{Crystals|950}} to acquire, which remains the highest historical cost in Crystals of any Planeswalker.
+Prior to January 2017, Kiora cost {{Crystals|950}} to acquire, which remains the highest historical cost in Crystals of any Planeswalker. These days, she is usually on sale at a reduced cost, below the 650 Crystals of other dual color walkers.
 ==Stats==
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 ==Story==
-<blockquote>''The merfolk Planeswalker Kiora, a native of [[Battle_for_Zendikar|Zendikar]], has been traveling the planes to strengthen her connection to the oceans' magic. Her home has been ravaged by the Eldrazi swarm, and she believes that only by summoning the fierce krakens, serpents, and other terrors of the deep can she defeat the titans who now rule Zendikar.<br><br>Kiora has come to Theros in search of the immense sea creatures that dwell here. Shortly after she arrived, she raised up an enormous wave to call to the ocean beasts. The wave smashed against the shore near Meletis and caused considerable damage. It also alerted the tritons, Theros's native merfolk, to a new power in their realm.<br><br>Some tritons believe that Kiora is an avatar or herald of Thassa, god of the sea. Kiora does not disabuse them of this notion—in fact, she rather enjoys the attention. Thassa, however, might take offense if Kiora continues to appropriate her proper worship.''</blockquote>
+<blockquote>''The merfolk Planeswalker Kiora, a native of [[Battle for Zendikar|Zendikar]], has been traveling the planes to strengthen her connection to the oceans' magic. Her home has been ravaged by the Eldrazi swarm, and she believes that only by summoning the fierce krakens, serpents, and other terrors of the deep can she defeat the titans who now rule Zendikar.<br>Kiora has come to Theros in search of the immense sea creatures that dwell here. Shortly after she arrived, she raised up an enormous wave to call to the ocean beasts. The wave smashed against the shore near Meletis and caused considerable damage. It also alerted the tritons, Theros's native merfolk, to a new power in their realm.<br>Some tritons believe that Kiora is an avatar or herald of Thassa, god of the sea. Kiora does not disabuse them of this notion—in fact, she rather enjoys the attention. Thassa, however, might take offense if Kiora continues to appropriate her proper worship.''</blockquote>
 ==Starting Deck==
 {{Deck List
 |Aspiring Aeronaut
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 {{Planeswalkers}}
 [[Category:Planeswalkers]]

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 [[Kiora, Master of the Depths]] is a blue and green merfolk Planeswalker, introduced in June 2016 along with the [[Oath of the Gatewatch]] card set.
-She has lower than average health, average mana gains with a balanced spread, and average deck limits, with a focus on Spells.
+She has lower than average health, low mana gains with a balanced spread, and average deck limits, with a focus on Spells.
 Her abilities are a mix of powerful effects, including draining the enemy's mana into her own cards, {{Ability|fetch|fetching}} a creature card from her library with a large mana boost, and creating a huge octopus {{Ability|Token}} with {{Ability|Reach}} and {{Ability|Trample}}.

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 ==Starting Deck==
 {{Deck List
-|Aspiring Aeronaut=
+|Aspiring Aeronaut
-|Claustrophobia=
+|Claustrophobia
-|Psychic Rebuttal=
+|Psychic Rebuttal
-|Mantle of Webs=
+|Mantle of Webs
-|Stratus Walk=
+|Stratus Walk
-|Elvish Visionary=
+|Elvish Visionary
-|Nissa's Pilgrimage=
+|Nissa's Pilgrimage
-|Artificer's Epiphany=
+|Artificer's Epiphany
-|Might of the Masses=|Disperse=}}
+|Might of the Masses
 ==Story==