Very cool . Love that +1 Explore, and being able to neutralize a fatty is okay. She reminds me of Ral and Jace where Kiora can simply be: do this (- ability) twice. Playable in standard but probably not meta-warping.
I like the ability suite. 2 seems kind of rough for modern since even after +1 she can still die to bolt. (on the other hand she survives abrupt decay).
If block ever recovers she's a shoe in.
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I like her. Her +1 fogs your opponent's best creature, her -1 allows you to replace her and ramp, and her ultimate is very nice. The biggest issue I have is that starting loyalty and cost. I wouldn't mind her having 2 loyalty if she only costed 1GU. But for 2GU, it feels like she should have 3 loyalty and have her ultimate cost -6.
Edit: After a bit of thought, I realize why I was wrong about 3 loyalty. If you can protect her, using the -1 three times in a row is too good. If you played her on turn 4, with no other form of ramp, you could possibly have 9 lands out turn 6.
At 1GU I feel like she'd be amazing, potentially even better than Jace 1.0. At 4 CMC she's fair, and does all the things a planeswalker should. As other people have pointed out, low starting loyalty is a liability.
Interestingly, she cannot ultimate right away with Doubling Season out. She still seems strong in an EDH deck with lots of ramp and time magic. I like her combo of Maze of Ith* and Explore abilities in one card. Just fun.
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Kiora, the Crashing Wave
2GU
+1 Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target permanent an opponent controls.
-1 Draw a card. You may play an additional land this turn.
-5 You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, put a 9/9 blue kraken creature token onto the battlefield."
Starting Loyalty: 2
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She's very matchup specific. Seems bonkers against control decks.
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Explore is good. Ult is hilarious. +1 is niche and will probably be more relevant post rotation. Tho it shuts down quite a bit right now anyway.
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No, it does have similar stylings in my mind.
Initially thoughts are that she isnt "good". But Im not saying she is bad. I honestly think she is bonkers if she finds a deck......
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Its got casual appeal but i don't think its going to see competitive play
Edit: After a bit of thought, I realize why I was wrong about 3 loyalty. If you can protect her, using the -1 three times in a row is too good. If you played her on turn 4, with no other form of ramp, you could possibly have 9 lands out turn 6.
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