River Kelpie
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander 166 • rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jeff Easley
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Whenever this creature or another permanent enters from a graveyard, draw a card.
Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, draw a card.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
River Kelpie was originally released in the 2008 Shadowmoor expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a rare creature that rewards players for interacting with their graveyard. The card draws on the folklore of the kelpie, a shape-shifting water spirit from Scottish mythology, reimagined within the dark, gothic aesthetic of the plane of Shadowmoor. It was created to provide utility in blue-aligned strategies that prioritize graveyard recursion and permanent deployment.
The art for this version, featured in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander set, was illustrated by legendary fantasy artist Jeff Easley. Known for his iconic work on Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks during the 1980s and 90s, Easley employs a classic, painterly style that emphasizes the ominous and mystical nature of the creature. His depiction focuses on the kelpie's eerie, amphibious presence, grounding the magical creature in a tactile, atmospheric environment that honors the card's traditional fantasy roots.
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