---
name: "Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Ward"]
set: "MAT"
set_name: "March of the Machine: The Aftermath"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "95df54e2-0196-4e54-8144-de5982ce07f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kiora-sovereign-of-the-deep-mat"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Ward

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Summon: Leviathan](/printing/summon-leviathan-pfin.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Leviathan
2. [Kiora, the Tide's Fury](/printing/kiora-the-tides-fury-j21.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
3. [Kenessos, Priest of Thassa](/printing/kenessos-priest-of-thassa-j22.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Cleric
4. [Kiora, Master of the Depths](/printing/kiora-master-of-the-depths-bfz.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
5. [Kiora, the Rising Tide](/printing/kiora-the-rising-tide-pfdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
6. [Kiora, the Crashing Wave](/printing/kiora-the-crashing-wave-ddo.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #85
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`