"Dwelling in icy mountain streams near Goblin and Orcish foes, the River Merfolk were known for their stoicism." —*Sarpadian Empires, vol. V*
River Merfolk - Fallen Empires (#24) - Illustrated by Douglas Shuler - Magic: The Gathering Card

River Merfolk

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Creature — Merfolk

Mana Cost: {U}{U}

Power and Toughness: 2/1

Oracle Rules Text: {U}: This creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)

Flavor Text: "Dwelling in icy mountain streams near Goblin and Orcish foes, the River Merfolk were known for their stoicism." —*Sarpadian Empires, vol. V*

Set: Fallen Empires (#24), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Douglas Shuler

Creature Blue Rare Reserved List
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Historical Printings & Sets (2)
1 Languages
en English Viewing Here
2 Printings
Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
River Merfolk - Fallen Empires MTG card scan River Merfolk Fallen Empires Viewing FEM Rare Douglas Shuler 1994-11-01
River Merfolk - Masters Edition MTG card scan River Merfolk Masters Edition ME1 Common Douglas Shuler 2007-09-10

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