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Kiora, the Rising Tide - Decklist

Creatures 27$13.97

  1. Bigfin Bouncer1Bigfin Bouncer$0.20
  2. Brineborn Cutthroat1Brineborn Cutthroat$0.18
  3. Cephalid Inkmage1Cephalid Inkmage$0.20
  4. Containment Construct1Containment Construct$0.27
  5. Deepchannel Mentor1Deepchannel Mentor$1.64
  6. Deranged Assistant1Deranged Assistant$0.16
  7. Grappling Kraken1Grappling Kraken$0.27
  8. Homunculus Horde1Homunculus Horde$0.99
  9. Lier, Disciple of the Drowned1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned$1.21

Creatures continued

  1. Lightshell Duo1Lightshell Duo$0.12
  2. Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel1Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel$1.91
  3. Mischievous Mystic1Mischievous Mystic$0.30
  4. Mocking Sprite1Mocking Sprite$0.20
  5. Monstrosity of the Lake1Monstrosity of the Lake$0.35
  6. Nightwhorl Hermit1Nightwhorl Hermit$0.13
  7. Octavia, Living Thesis1Octavia, Living Thesis$0.87
  8. Scourge of Fleets1Scourge of Fleets$0.45
  9. Shoreline Looter1Shoreline Looter$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Skyway Robber1Skyway Robber$0.29
  2. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34
  3. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  4. Sphinx of Forgotten Lore1Sphinx of Forgotten Lore$0.61
  5. Summon: Leviathan1Summon: Leviathan$1.50
  6. Tolarian Terror1Tolarian Terror$0.16
  7. Tromokratis1Tromokratis$0.18
  8. Trophy Mage1Trophy Mage$0.62
  9. Voracious Greatshark1Voracious Greatshark$0.18

Instants 12$2.83

  1. Cackling Counterpart1Cackling Counterpart$0.31
  2. Circular Logic1Circular Logic$0.28
  3. Dream Twist1Dream Twist$0.24
  4. Essence Scatter1Essence Scatter$0.07
  5. Mission Briefing1Mission Briefing$0.34
  6. Otherworldly Gaze1Otherworldly Gaze$0.27
  7. Reenact the Crime1Reenact the Crime$0.27
  8. Refute1Refute$0.23
  9. Run Away Together1Run Away Together$0.09
  10. Spellgyre1Spellgyre$0.21
  11. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42
  12. Uncharted Voyage1Uncharted Voyage$0.10

Sorceries 10$3.65

  1. Aminatou's Augury1Aminatou's Augury$0.40
  2. Artful Dodge1Artful Dodge$0.51
  3. Chart a Course1Chart a Course$0.12
  4. Deep Analysis1Deep Analysis$0.16
  5. Enter the Enigma1Enter the Enigma$0.34
  6. Inspiration from Beyond1Inspiration from Beyond$0.25
  7. Quasiduplicate1Quasiduplicate$0.67
  8. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  9. Self-Reflection1Self-Reflection$0.16
  10. Whelming Wave1Whelming Wave$0.78

Artifacts 4$1.33

  1. Currency Converter1Currency Converter$0.27
  2. Psychic Paper1Psychic Paper$0.35
  3. The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools1The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools$0.40
  4. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 8$3.72

  1. Aboshan's Desire1Aboshan's Desire$0.24
  2. Aqueous Form1Aqueous Form$0.29
  3. Copy Land1Copy Land$0.37
  4. Extravagant Replication1Extravagant Replication$0.41
  5. Gossip's Talent1Gossip's Talent$0.34
  6. Imprisoned in the Moon1Imprisoned in the Moon$0.31
  7. Ominous Seas1Ominous Seas$1.63
  8. Witness Protection1Witness Protection$0.13

Lands 38 / 38$16.78

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Agna Qel'a1Agna Qel'a$0.92
  3. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  6. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  7. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  8. Conduit Pylons1Conduit Pylons$0.29
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  11. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  4. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  5. Hall of Storm Giants1Hall of Storm Giants$0.44
  6. Hidden Cataract1Hidden Cataract$0.18
  7. Hidden Grotto1Hidden Grotto$0.22
  8. Island×55Island$0.35
  9. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  10. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  11. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14

Lands continued

  1. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  2. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  3. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Sunken Palace1Sunken Palace$0.35
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  8. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Kiora, the Rising Tide deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Kiora, the Rising Tide, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $42.64 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Kiora, the Rising Tide decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Ominous Seas, Whelming Wave and Deep Analysis. The picks most particular to this commander are Cephalid Inkmage, Gossip's Talent and Octavia, Living Thesis, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.47. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel ($1.91), Deepchannel Mentor ($1.64) and Ominous Seas ($1.63); 49 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.84, and with no limit $293.29; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.47
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match55%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 10 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 13 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 13 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Kiora, the Rising Tide and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 7 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Kiora, the Rising Tide at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Kiora, the Rising Tide decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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