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Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble · {3}{G}{U} · Green/Blue commander

Vigilance, ward {3} Whenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent spell from your hand, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value less than X from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

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What Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · otherWhenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent spell from your hand, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value less
• Keyword · vigilancevigilance
• Keyword · wardward

What a Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep deck needs

Plays as sea monster typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses and Serpents (each cast from hand casts a cheaper spell free)

The Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 22× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 9× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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