Uhh... okay? Definitely a good card but not sure what it's trying to do in this set. I mean, Dramatic Finale still exists and curves with this, which would be interesting to build around... if Orzhov had a Raise the Alarm in Standard or, hell, any critical mass of go-wide token generators. Sadly, the best token generators in Orzhov for Standard are probably Clarion Spirit (which is a bit of a nonbo since curving Clarion into Kaya makes it so neither card does anything) and Hunt for Specimens (which is fine but extremely unexciting if you're not deep on sacrifice synergies).
We also have Join the Dance, which also curves into Kaya and makes it so that you can plus her for some value on Turn 3, but this forces you into Abzan. The problem is, the Standard mana base simply can't support any aggressive three-color deck, so you're also forced into Midrange, which I'm not sure is a good home for Kaya since her plus says "attack with me or get a bad three mana Luminarch Aspirant".
As-is, I think she has a better shot of seeing play outside Standard. Historic could have some fun with her since they have Raise the Alarm, Intangible Virtue, Battle Screech, Legion's Landing and Serra the Benevolent. Hell, even Modern seems more suited for her, since they have all of the above plus Lingering Souls and Bitterblossom. She also seems fun in Commander, even if as a one-shot Anointed Procession that sticks around and makes blocking a nightmare. As I said, good card, but I have no idea what she's trying to accomplish in this set or even in this current format.
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We also have Join the Dance, which also curves into Kaya and makes it so that you can plus her for some value on Turn 3, but this forces you into Abzan. The problem is, the Standard mana base simply can't support any aggressive three-color deck, so you're also forced into Midrange, which I'm not sure is a good home for Kaya since her plus says "attack with me or get a bad three mana Luminarch Aspirant".
As-is, I think she has a better shot of seeing play outside Standard. Historic could have some fun with her since they have Raise the Alarm, Intangible Virtue, Battle Screech, Legion's Landing and Serra the Benevolent. Hell, even Modern seems more suited for her, since they have all of the above plus Lingering Souls and Bitterblossom. She also seems fun in Commander, even if as a one-shot Anointed Procession that sticks around and makes blocking a nightmare. As I said, good card, but I have no idea what she's trying to accomplish in this set or even in this current format.