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Kiora, Master of the Depths

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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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)

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.

Contents

Stats

Kiora, Master of the Depths - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
  0   +3   0   0   +3   0    5    8    6 105 160,720  
All level details 1-60            Click to
Level

cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
                  1 2 3
1-5

1220 

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

4580 

 
38
3 5 4
40
-1 +2 -1 -1 +2 0
11-15

9260 

42
 
44
3 6 4
46
16-20

15640 

48
 
50
-1 +2 0 -1 +2 0
21-25

23690 

52
4 6 4
54
 
56
26-30

33380 

4 6 5
58
0 +2 0 -1 +2 0
60
 
31-35

44660 

63
4 7 5
67
70
36-40

57530 

 
73
0 +2 0 0 +2 0
76
 
41-45

71960 

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

87920 

 
88
0 +2 0 0 +3 0
91
5 8 6
51-55

112320 

94
 
96
0 +3 0 0 +3 0
99
56-60

160720 

 
102
 
105
 

Abilities

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


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