Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner may only be an uncommon planeswalker card, but she’s one of the better planeswalkers in War of the Spark. At a casting cost of only three mana, one of which is a hybrid blue/green mana, this Kiora planeswalker is one of the easiest to play. She can fit in any deck that plays blue or green mana that wants to play bigger creatures on a regular basis.
Let’s see what this 3-mana Kiora planeswalker does:
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner {2}{U/G}
Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
Whenever a creature with power 4 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
[-1]: Untap target permanent.
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner enters the battlefield with 7 loyalty counters. That’s a high amount for a 3-mana planeswalker, especially one with a single ability. Her first ability is solid enough: you draw a card whenever you have a creature with power 4 or greater enter the battlefield under your control. But, her -1 loyalty ability that untaps a target permanent is quite a powerful ability. Even if all you’re doing is untapping a land every turn, this Kiora can easily pay for herself during her time on the board.
Of course, because Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner is both a potential draw engine and mana accelerator, she’s also a target for your opponent’s burn spells and combat damage. Even if she does become a target, that’s just fine, because she’s saving you damage. What’s even more interesting is that in a set with multiple cards with Proliferate, there’s a good chance that even as you tick down Kiora, you can tick her right back up! Because Kiora has some staying power, she is very likely a metagame relevant card.
In Green decks, Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner can come down on turn two with something like Llanowar Elves in play. Then, she can immediately untap the Llanowar Elf or another land. People have talked about slamming down a Carnage Tyrant or a Hydroid Krasis for four on turn three. These are just a couple of the cool things Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner can do.
In EDH, Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner will find plenty of homes. Because her color identity is both blue and green, she won’t be able to go into Commander decks without both colors. However, that is far from a problem. Simic (Blue/Green) is already a potent color combination in the format, as are other Blue/Green/X decks. She also works in five-color decks. This Kiora planeswalker should become a staple in several decks in the EDH format.
This is one powerful uncommon and Magic players responded to her power level by making her a top 3 best seller on TCGPlayer during pre-orders. What do you think of Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner? Do you think her flexible mana cost, high loyalty count, draw engine, and powerful loyalty ability will make her playable beyond Standard in Eternal formats like Modern and Legacy?
Read more War of the Spark card reviews here!
Let’s see what this 3-mana Kiora planeswalker does:
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner {2}{U/G}
Legendary Planeswalker — Kiora
Whenever a creature with power 4 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
[-1]: Untap target permanent.
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner enters the battlefield with 7 loyalty counters. That’s a high amount for a 3-mana planeswalker, especially one with a single ability. Her first ability is solid enough: you draw a card whenever you have a creature with power 4 or greater enter the battlefield under your control. But, her -1 loyalty ability that untaps a target permanent is quite a powerful ability. Even if all you’re doing is untapping a land every turn, this Kiora can easily pay for herself during her time on the board.
Of course, because Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner is both a potential draw engine and mana accelerator, she’s also a target for your opponent’s burn spells and combat damage. Even if she does become a target, that’s just fine, because she’s saving you damage. What’s even more interesting is that in a set with multiple cards with Proliferate, there’s a good chance that even as you tick down Kiora, you can tick her right back up! Because Kiora has some staying power, she is very likely a metagame relevant card.
In Green decks, Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner can come down on turn two with something like Llanowar Elves in play. Then, she can immediately untap the Llanowar Elf or another land. People have talked about slamming down a Carnage Tyrant or a Hydroid Krasis for four on turn three. These are just a couple of the cool things Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner can do.
In EDH, Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner will find plenty of homes. Because her color identity is both blue and green, she won’t be able to go into Commander decks without both colors. However, that is far from a problem. Simic (Blue/Green) is already a potent color combination in the format, as are other Blue/Green/X decks. She also works in five-color decks. This Kiora planeswalker should become a staple in several decks in the EDH format.
This is one powerful uncommon and Magic players responded to her power level by making her a top 3 best seller on TCGPlayer during pre-orders. What do you think of Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner? Do you think her flexible mana cost, high loyalty count, draw engine, and powerful loyalty ability will make her playable beyond Standard in Eternal formats like Modern and Legacy?
Read more War of the Spark card reviews here!
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