Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep

Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep

{3}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble4/5

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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.

Keyword reminders

Vigilance. Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap. · CR 702.20 Read more →
Ward. Whenever this becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays the ward cost. · CR 702.21 Read more →

Official rulings

  1. If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast it. (2023-05-12)
  2. The spell you cast without paying its mana cost is cast during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger. (2023-05-12)
  3. If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. (2023-05-12)

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