First printed in Shadowmoor (2008)
All 4 prints
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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #166, 2025
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Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #524, 2023
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Commander 2019 (C19) #93, 2019
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Shadowmoor (SHM) #49, 2008
River Kelpie 
Creature — Beast
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.)
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (1 of 6150). Most played in Norman Osborn.
Combos
19 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + River Kelpie + Spark Double
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Altar of Dementia + Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Blasting Station + Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Denry Klin, Editor in Chief + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Moritte of the Frost + Phyrexian Altar + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Goblin Bombardment + Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie + Woe Strider
- Infinite card draw, Near-infinite death triggers…: River Kelpie + Solemnity + Spawning Pit
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Moritte of the Frost + River Kelpie
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal
