Kiora, the Rising Tide

Kiora, the Rising Tide

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble

Mana cost: {2}{U}

How we read this card

When Kiora enters, draw two cards, then discard two cards.

triggered — draws you 2 cards

triggered —

Whenever Kiora attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, you may create Scion of the Deep, a legendary 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

triggered — makes a token

What we read on this card

Causes: draw a card, discard a card, create an Octopus creature token, create a Scion creature token, put an Octopus creature token onto the battlefield, put a Scion creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a card in a graveyard.

Works well with

a Merfolk deals combat damage — 239 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

  1. Seafloor Oracle — When Kiora, the Rising Tide deals combat damage, Seafloor Oracle draws you 1 card

a Merfolk enters the battlefield — 247 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

  1. River Sneak — When Kiora, the Rising Tide enters, River Sneak gets +1/+1

a card is discarded — 493 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When Kiora, the Rising Tide makes a player discard a card:

  1. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  2. Scrounging Skyray — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Curator of Mysteries — scries
  4. All-Seeing Arbiter — shrinks a creature
  5. Drake Haven — makes a token
  6. Hekma Sentinels — gets +1/+1
  7. Cunning Survivor — gets +1/+0
  8. Zenith Seeker — grants flying
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Bag of Holding — exiles it

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 424 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Kiora, the Rising Tide makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Kiora, the Rising Tide makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Kiora, the Rising Tide makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Kiora, the Rising Tide makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Kiora, the Rising Tide makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

419 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 614 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When a Scion or Octopus enters thanks to Kiora, the Rising Tide:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 615 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

  1. Idol of Oblivion — When Kiora, the Rising Tide makes a Scion or Octopus token, Idol of Oblivion draws you 1 card

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 1,454 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When Kiora, the Rising Tide makes a player draw a card:

  1. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  2. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  3. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  4. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Lyla, Holographic Assistant — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Data, New Life — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Nadir Kraken — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — puts a loyalty counter on itself

25 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this.

  1. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  2. Transplant Theorist — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  4. Mindwhisker — Kiora, the Rising Tide fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Mindwhisker needs
  5. Barkform Harvester — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Barkform Harvester can bring back
  6. Cybernetic Specialist — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Cybernetic Specialist can bring back
  7. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae can bring back
  8. Reito Sentinel — Kiora, the Rising Tide puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  9. Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets — Kiora, the Rising Tide fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets needs
  10. Master of Winds — Master of Winds fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  11. Windrider Wizard — Windrider Wizard fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  12. Sage of the Falls — Sage of the Falls fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  13. Sage's Row Denizen — Sage's Row Denizen fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  14. They Came from the Pipes — They Came from the Pipes fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  15. Arni, Humble Scribe — Arni, Humble Scribe fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  16. The Destined Thief — The Destined Thief fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  17. Glitch Interpreter — Glitch Interpreter fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  18. Hazoret's Monument — Hazoret's Monument fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  19. Customs Depot — Customs Depot fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Kiora, the Rising Tide needs
  20. Vantress Gargoyle — Kiora, the Rising Tide fills a graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Vantress Gargoyle needs

642 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Kiora, the Rising Tide:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

a creature attacks — 3,238 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When Kiora, the Rising Tide attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  4. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 3,238 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When Kiora, the Rising Tide attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  3. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  4. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  5. Alora, Merry Thief — triggers
  6. Twins of Discord — triggers
  7. Great Gilded Boat — draws and discards
  8. Cosmic Cube — triggers
  9. Doom's Time Platform — exiles a card from your graveyard

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 3,238 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

When Kiora, the Rising Tide blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  3. Dwindle — kills a creature

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,581 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this (Kiora is one).

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Kiora, the Rising Tide enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put anything onto the battlefield — 6,232 cards in Kiora's colors can cause this.

  1. Telemin Performance — When Kiora, the Rising Tide enters thanks to Telemin Performance, it draws you 2 cards

6,231 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.