Kiora, Master of the Depths

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Kiora.png
Full Name Kiora, Master of the Depths
Affinities BlueGreen
Origin set Oath of the Gatewatch Oath of the Gatewatch
Cost 650 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 105
Deck limits Creatures 5  ·  Spells 8  ·  Supports 6
Mana bonuses Icon W.png 0 · Icon U.png+3 · Icon B.png 0 · Icon R.png 0 · Icon G.png+3
Leveling cost 160,720 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

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 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.

Her abilities are a mix of powerful effects, including draining the enemy's mana while giving mana to her own cards, fetching a creature card from her library with a large mana boost, and creating a huge octopus TokenToken with ReachReach and TrampleTrample.

Prior to January 2017, Kiora cost 950 Mana Crystals 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

Kiora, Master of the Depths - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White 0 Blue +3 Black 0 Red 0 Green +3 Loyalty 0 Creatures  5 Spells  8 Supports  6 105 160,720 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
Level

cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
Icon W.png Icon U.png Icon B.png Icon R.png Icon G.png Icon L.png Creature-Icon.png Spell-Icon.png Support-Icon.png 1 2 3
1-5

1220Rune.png

-1 +1 -1 -1 +1 0 2 5 3 32 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
-1 +2 -1 -1 +1 0
34
3 5 3
36
6-10

4580Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
38
3 5 4
40
-1 +2 -1 -1 +2 0
11-15

9260Rune.png

42
AbilityLev1.png
44
3 6 4
46
16-20

15640Rune.png

48
AbilityLev1.png
50
-1 +2 0 -1 +2 0
21-25

23690Rune.png

52
4 6 4
54
AbilityLev2.png
56
26-30

33380Rune.png

4 6 5
58
0 +2 0 -1 +2 0
60
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

44660Rune.png

63
4 7 5
67
70
36-40

57530Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
73
0 +2 0 0 +2 0
76
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

71960Rune.png

79
5 7 5
82
5 7 6
85
46-50

87920Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
88
0 +2 0 0 +3 0
91
5 8 6
51-55

112320Rune.png

94
AbilityLev3.png
96
0 +3 0 0 +3 0
99
56-60

160720Rune.png

AbilityLev4.png
102
AbilityLev4.png
105
AbilityLev4.png

Abilities

1: Crashing Waves
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-23 9 Drain 3 mana from your opponent and gain 3 mana.
AbilityLev2.png 24-39 9 Drain 4 mana from your opponent and gain 4 mana.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 9 Drain 5 mana from your opponent and gain 5 mana.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 9 Drain 6 mana from your opponent and gain 6 mana.
2: Swirling Waters
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 12-29 12 Fetch the next creature from your library. It gains 3 mana.
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 12 Fetch the next creature from your library. It gains 6 mana.
AbilityLev3.png 46-57 12 Fetch the next creature from your library. It gains 12 mana.
AbilityLev4.png 58-60 12 Fetch the next creature from your library. It gains 16 mana.
3: From the Depths
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 18-35 24 Summon 1 8/8 Blue Octopi with ReachReach and TrampleTrample.
AbilityLev2.png 36-51 24 Summon 2 8/8 Blue Octopi with ReachReach and TrampleTrample.
AbilityLev3.png 52-59 24 Summon 3 8/8 Blue Octopi with ReachReach and TrampleTrample.
AbilityLev4.png 60 24 Summon 4 8/8 Blue Octopi with ReachReach and TrampleTrample.


Story

The merfolk Planeswalker Kiora, a native of 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.
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.
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.

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Aspiring Aeronaut Creatures (1/2) 10 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Claustrophobia Supports (1) 9 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Psychic Rebuttal Supports (2) 6 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Mantle of Webs Spells 9 Green Common Origins ORI 
Stratus Walk Spells 3 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Elvish Visionary Creatures (1/1) 5 Green Common Origins ORI 
Nissa's Pilgrimage Supports (3) 3 Green Common Origins ORI 
Artificer's Epiphany Spells 2 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Might of the Masses Spells 6 Green Common Origins ORI 
Disperse Spells 4 Blue Common Origins ORI