---
name: "Kiora, the Rising Tide"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Threshold"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "455"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Julian Kok Joon Wen"
oracle_id: "5d748bce-dff8-46fa-a3d1-633863b7bbff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kiora-the-rising-tide-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kiora, the Rising Tide
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Threshold

## Oracle Text
When Kiora enters, draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Threshold — Whenever Kiora attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, you may create Scion of the Deep, a legendary 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kiora, Master of the Depths](/printing/kiora-master-of-the-depths-bfz.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
2. [Kiora, the Tide's Fury](/printing/kiora-the-tides-fury-j21.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
3. [Cephalid Sage](/printing/cephalid-sage-tor.md) — Creature — Octopus
4. [Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner](/printing/kiora-behemoth-beckoner-sld.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
5. [Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep](/printing/kiora-sovereign-of-the-deep-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
6. [Kiora, the Crashing Wave](/printing/kiora-the-crashing-wave-ddo.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #455
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Julian Kok Joon Wen
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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