River Darter
Rivals of Ixalan 47 • common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
This creature can't be blocked by Dinosaurs.
"Don't make splashes. Make progress."— Tishana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
River Darter was released in early 2018 as part of the Rivals of Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set served as the conclusion to the Ixalan block, which focused on a Mesoamerican-inspired plane populated by pirates, dinosaurs, vampires, and merfolk. This particular creature represents the aquatic themes of the River Heralds, the merfolk faction central to the story’s conflict over the legendary golden city of Orazca.
The card was illustrated by artist Mathias Kollros, who was commissioned to depict the darter as an agile, amphibious scout suited for the jungle waterways. In the game's competitive environment, the card was designed as a common-rarity creature with the 'hexproof' ability, intended to provide players with a resilient, difficult-to-target threat that functioned effectively within the limited draft format of the time.
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