So I was lucky enough to open a Kiora, the Crashing Wave and was wondering how others feel about it. My only decks with UG is a generic Roon blink deck and an Animar all permanent, primal surge deck. Which one would be better off with the Kiora?
I feel like Kiora probably does more for you in Roon, though she really isn't all that great ultimately. You'd be better off with that three cmc Centaur that plays lands off the top (especially in Animar).
My guess is she'd fit better with Roon. Basically, she rocks for explores every turn or so. I'm planning on getting one for my UG ramp/shenanigans Zegana deck.
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Thx for the suggestions. I'll put her in Roon. Do you guys think it's ever worth it to try to go ultimate with her or should I just keep her as an explore?
It depends on the situation. She only needs to +1 three times before she can ultimate, which is definitely possible if you drop her following a board wipe. For the most part she's a reusable Explore, and you can't count on planeswalkers surviving long in multiplayer games, but like always things timing is everything and board state has to impact the decisions you make.
Like a lot of walkers in multiplayer, it can be pretty underwhelming. But if you build around them enough, she can be very usable. Walkers almost always will get attacked, it seems. The fear of them hitting their ultimate is enough to make people swing in on them. Kiora's explore is good, but the fact that it is a -1 hurts her, and her +1 is not very useful in EDH since most of the time there are multiple creatures that can deal 5 damage on board (or multiple creatures that cumulatively can deal 5 damage).
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