Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
Legendary Creature — Leviathan
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
When Slinn Voda enters, if it was kicked, return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Merfolk, Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #4466
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep hits the board and bounces every non-Leviathan, non-Serpent, non-Kraken, non-Merfolk your opponents control — a one-sided board wipe stapled to a 10/10 body. The cost is real: ten mana base, twelve to trigger the bounce, which means it lives or dies by how fast your deck can cheat it into play, and Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep is currently the best engine for doing exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep cascades into Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep for free whenever it triggers, letting you bypass the twelve-mana kicker entirely and land the board-wipe effect as early as turn five.
Runo Stromkirk
Runo Stromkirk cares about Krakens, Leviathans, Serpents, and Horrors — Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep checks three of those boxes and its enters-the-battlefield trigger clears the path for an unblocked attack the same turn it arrives.
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa can put Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep directly onto the battlefield from the top of the library, dodging the mana cost entirely and making the bounce trigger free.
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle builds toward large sea-creature payoffs, and Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep slots in as both a top-end threat and a reset button that leaves your own team untouched.
Marvo, Deep Operative
Marvo, Deep Operative generates value off casting big creatures, and Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep at twelve mana is exactly the kind of spell that triggers multiple Marvo activations while simultaneously emptying the opposing board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep belongs — ten mana is a reasonable ceiling in a format with Sol Ring, Selvala effects, and free-cast enablers, and a one-sided board wipe on a 10/10 is a legitimate late-game threat. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's unplayable on rate; no fair deck reaches ten mana, and the creature types don't interface with any supported tribal strategy. Vintage technically allows it but the same logic applies harder. Oathbreaker is a curio — if your planeswalker supports a sea-creature shell it can close games, but the narrower card pool makes consistency harder to achieve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep is bulk by any measure, which makes it an easy inclusion in any deck that wants it. The price reflects how narrowly it fits — Commander is genuinely the only home — but inside that home, a one-sided wipe on a massive body has no obvious cheaper substitute.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.