Kiora, the Rising Tide

Kiora, the Rising Tide is a blue merfolk Planeswalker, introduced in March 2026 along with update 7.8.1, after the Morningtide and Eventide sets.

Kiora, the Rising Tide
Full Name	Kiora, the Rising Tide
Affinities
Origin set	Morningtide
Cost	295
Stats (max level)
Health	118
Deck limits	7  ·   7  ·   5
Mana bonuses	+1 ·  +5 ·  0 ·  0 ·  +3
Leveling cost	79,920
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

Planeswalker series
Kiora (merfolk)
	Kiora, Master of the Depths
	Kiora, the Rising Tide

She has average health and deck limits which slightly favor Spells at the expense of Supports. She has strong mana gains in blue, followed by green and white.

She has a Passive Ability: Passionate for the Sea.

Kiora, the Rising Tide is the second of few playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Kiora at different points in her life.

Contents

Stats

Kiora, the Rising Tide - level 60
Mana bonus						Deck limits			Health	Leveling cost
+1	+5	0	0	+3	0	7	7	5	118	79,920

Abilities

1: Watcher of Tides
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	6-19	5	Surveil 1. Draw a card. If that card is a Creature — It gains 4 mana.
	20-35	5	Surveil 2. Draw a card. If that card is a Creature — It gains 4 mana.
	36-49	5	Surveil 3. Draw a card. If that card is a Creature — It gains 6 mana.
	50-60	5	Surveil 3. Draw a card. If that card is a Creature — It gains 8 mana.

2: Worshiper of the Deep
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	10-25	12	Convert 2 gems to Blue. If you have 3 or more different creatures that are a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent in your library — Convert a gem to Blue.
	26-39	12	Convert 2 gems to Blue. If you have 3 or more different creatures that are a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent in your library — Convert 2 gems to Blue.
	40-55	12	Convert 2 gems to Blue. If you have 3 or more different creatures that are a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent in your library — Convert 3 gems to Blue.
	56-60	12	Convert 3 gems to Blue. If you have 3 or more different creatures that are a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent in your library — Convert 3 gems to Blue.

3: Shield of Zendikar
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	16-29	25	Create 2 Octopus Tokens. Then: Deal X damage to the first opposing creature. X is the Power of your first creature.
	30-45	25	Create 2 Octopus Tokens. Then: Deal X damage to each opposing creature. X is the Power of your first creature.
	46-59	25	Create 3 Octopus Tokens. Then: Deal X damage to each opposing creature. X is the Power of your first creature.
	60	25	Create 3 Octopus Tokens. Then: Deal X damage to each opposing creature. X is the total power of creatures you control.

Passionate for the Sea

Passive Ability: When a nonToken creature enters the battlefield under your control: If that creature is a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent — Gain 4 Loyalty.

Octopus

8/8 Creature - Octopus, token, Blue. Reach, Trample.

Story

Kiora always had only one goal in mind: keeping the seas of her world protected from the threats coming from outside. She traveled from plane to plane honing her control over the seas. In the plane of Theros, Kiora fought and defeated the Goddess Thassa and took her bident, augmenting her own power over the tides. Kiora helped the fight against the Eldrazi after trying to fight them alone, and went back to Zendikar to help fight the Phyrexian invasion.

<< Kiora, Master of the Depths's Story

Starting Deck

Card name	Type	Cost	Color	Rarity	Set
Indigo Faerie	Missing card data
Banishing Knack	Missing card data
Ink Dissolver	Missing card data
Swiftfoot Boots	Missing card data
Uncharted Voyage	Missing card data
Refute	Missing card data
Tolarian Terror	Missing card data
Thornwood Falls	Missing card data
Slithermuse	Missing card data
Stream of Unconsciousness	Missing card data