---
name: "River Kaijin"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Luca Zontini"
oracle_id: "ef5ad351-6167-4e3a-a9cd-3ae22ec8d638"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/river-kaijin-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# River Kaijin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *"Desde el comienzo de la guerra, los pescadores no le cantan a los kaijin pidiéndoles redes llenas. Montan guardia en las orillas con lanzas bendecidas tres veces, y dejan las redes a sus esposas para que guarden en ellas todas sus pertenencias en preparación para la partida."
—Hayato, marino experto*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sea Spirit](/printing/sea-spirit-5ed.md) — Creature — Elemental Spirit
2. [Wandering Ones](/printing/wandering-ones-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Kraken Hatchling](/printing/kraken-hatchling-j21.md) — Creature — Kraken
4. [Water Elemental](/printing/water-elemental-30a.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Kami of Old Stone](/printing/kami-of-old-stone-9ed.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [A-You Come to a River](/printing/a-you-come-to-a-river-hbg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #83
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Luca Zontini
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`