Historic - Kiora's Climb V3 [WAR]

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Overview:

The idea of this deck is to combo Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage and Bioessence Hydraimage, along with Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage to make a 22/22 Flying Trample creature on turn 4. These three cards synergize really well together. I have made a visual aid to help explain this: https://i.imgur.com/ePaaJUX.jpg as words are hard.

Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage allows you to activate a flipped Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage ability twice if you have the mana for it. You can either use it on two different creatures, or use it on the same creature again. If you use it on the same creature, it will take into account the creatures buffed power level and double that instead.

Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage also has huge synergies with Bioessence Hydraimage, as it will activate Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage's card draw ability. Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage also starts with 7 loyalty points, which is high for a 3CMC Planeswalker. If she is still on 7 loyalty points when Bioessence Hydraimage is played, it will resolve as a 11/11. You can also play Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage when Bioessence Hydraimage is on the battlefield to give it +7/+7. It may even be worth playing another Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage as a 3CMC permanent +7/+7 pump.

This is where the Bioessence Hydraimage's synergy with Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage comes into play. If Bioessence Hydraimage and Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage are both in play with when Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage resolves, Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage will immediately flip at the start of combat as it will already have three or more +1/+1 counters on it. This also works if you play Bioessence Hydraimage when Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage and Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage are on the field before your combat step.

Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage's -1 ability can be used in other ways too, here are some examples:

Other Notable Cards:

Incubation Druidimage - Once it has a counter on it, it gives you access to a whole bunch of mana, especially with Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage on the board as since you get get 6 mana out of it instead of 3. This deck gives you a multitude of ways to get a counter on it, giving you access to its Adapt ability:

Another quirk Incubation Druidimage has is with a flipped Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage. Once it has flipped into Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage you can access every mana color with your Incubation Druidimage. Somewhat useless in this deck, but it is something to look out for if you are splashing other colors.

Neoformimage - This card allows you to pull the combo off turn 4. Sacrificing Llanowar Elvesimage and turning it into an Incubation Druidimage with a +1/+1 counter gives you access to its Adapt ability turn 3. It can also gain value by turning your Frilled Mysticimage into Bioessence Hydraimage or Roalesk, Apex Hybridimage, and even turning Roalesk, Apex Hybridimage into a Carnage Tyrantimage whilst activating its death trigger.

Carnage Tyrantimage - This plus Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage is just straight up good. Even without it, it's just a menace to deal with. It also triggers Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage's card draw ability.

Roalesk, Apex Hybridimage - Can put +1/+1 counters on Carnage Tyrantimage and itself, allowing it to benefit from Roalesk, Apex Hybridimage's death trigger and Karn's Bastionimage's Proliferate ability. It can also put counters on Incubation Druidimage, giving it access to its Adapt ability without having to Adapt. It also triggers Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage's card draw ability.

Karn's Bastionimage - Good mana sink for longer games. It allows an infinite cycle of Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage -1 abilities as long as you have the mana for it and she doesn't take damage from elsewhere. It also adds double the counters to Bioessence Hydraimage if you have a planeswalker down.

Optimal Curve:

Turn 1: Llanowar Elvesimage
Turn 2: Neoformimage (Llanowar Elvesimage into Incubation Druidimage)
Turn 3: Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage (-1, untap Incubation Druidimage) + Bioessence Hydraimage
Turn 4: Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage (use counter on Bioessence Hydraimage) + Attack with 22/22 Bioessence Hydraimage with Flying

If you have Incubation // Incongruityimage available on turn 2 or 3, you can use it with your spare mana to search for a Frilled Mysticimage so if you hit all your land drops and tap properly, you should have enough mana to cast Frilled Mysticimage to prevent any removal whilst you attack in turn 4.

You can extend this to turn 5 and use Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazcaimage twice on Bioessence Hydraimage by being able to untap it with Kiora, Behemoth Beckonerimage, creating a 44/44 Bioessence Hydraimage with flying. This was the inspiration for this deck and was originally aimed at a 48/48 on turn 5, but since I realised you can have lethal turn 4 I streamlined it for that combo instead.

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Last Updated: 05 Sep 2020
Created: 24 Apr 2019
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