EDH Optimizer
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Kiora, the Rising Tide is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Kiora enters, draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Threshold — 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.
Reference price of the card: €0.57
Average lands in decks for Kiora, the Rising Tide: 35
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Build your Kiora, the Rising Tide deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kiora, the Rising Tide 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kiora, the Rising Tide deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: A (82/100)
- Consistency91
- Speed52
- Interaction100
- Resilience81
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Island)
Sol Ring · Frantic Search · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Mirror Box · Sapphire Medallion · Wonder · Ominous Seas · Whelming Wave · Consider · Deep Analysis · Aetherize · Thought Scour · Pongify · An Offer You Can't Refuse · High Tide · Scourge of Fleets · Windfall · Rapid Hybridization · Refute · Gossip's Talent · Swiftfoot Boots · Chasm Skulker · Enter the Enigma · Mind Stone · Opt · Thought Vessel · Cephalid Inkmage · Reality Shift · Flow of Knowledge · Otherworldly Gaze · Brainstorm · Serpent of Yawning Depths · Solemn Simulacrum · Spawning Kraken · Arcane Denial · Bident of Thassa · Chart a Course · Hullbreaker Horror · Octavia, Living Thesis · Summon: Leviathan · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Sky Diamond · Mirror Gallery · Negate · Overlord of the Floodpits · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin · Shoreline Looter · Imprisoned in the Moon · Ponder · Treasure Cruise · Wayfarer's Bauble · Lightning Greaves · Archmage of Runes · Homunculus Horde · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Three Steps Ahead · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Think Twice · Deepchannel Mentor · Fabricate · Fact or Fiction · Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator · Mystic Sanctuary · Cephalid Coliseum · Reliquary Tower · Lonely Sandbar · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Sunken Palace
🃏 Recommended cards for Kiora, the Rising Tide
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kiora, the Rising Tide, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Box | 54% | +51% |
| Wonder | 53% | +48% |
| Whelming Wave | 47% | +43% |
| Deep Analysis | 45% | +39% |
| Ominous Seas | 50% | +39% |
| Thought Scour | 42% | +35% |
| Gossip's Talent | 35% | +35% |
| Cephalid Inkmage | 33% | +32% |
| Consider | 46% | +31% |
| Refute | 36% | +31% |
| Serpent of Yawning Depths | 31% | +30% |
| Cephalid Coliseum | 39% | +30% |
| Spawning Kraken | 31% | +30% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 32% | +29% |
| Frantic Search | 60% | +28% |
| Mirror Gallery | 28% | +28% |
| Summon: Leviathan | 30% | +28% |
| Octavia, Living Thesis | 30% | +27% |
| Enter the Enigma | 34% | +27% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 39% | +27% |
| Overlord of the Floodpits | 28% | +26% |
| Chart a Course | 30% | +26% |
| Search for Azcanta | 27% | +25% |
| Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | 29% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Kiora, the Rising Tide deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Wonder
- Whelming Wave
- Deep Analysis
- Ominous Seas
- Thought Scour
- Gossip's Talent
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mirror Box
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Mirror Gallery
- Overlord of the Floodpits
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Monument to Endurance
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kiora, the Rising Tide's color identity?
Kiora, the Rising Tide is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Kiora, the Rising Tide come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kiora, the Rising Tide deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Kiora, the Rising Tide deck run?
Real Kiora, the Rising Tide decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Kiora, the Rising Tide?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirror Box, Wonder, Whelming Wave. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kiora, the Rising Tide decks.
What combos does Kiora, the Rising Tide have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kiora, the Rising Tide. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kiora, the Rising Tide deck cost?
You can start cheap: Wonder, Whelming Wave, Deep Analysis are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.