---
name: "River Merfolk"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "FEM"
set_name: "Fallen Empires"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "2f503ee5-9180-438e-8af5-2af7f8f08a3a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/river-merfolk-fem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

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

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deeptread Merrow](/printing/deeptread-merrow-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
2. [Rootwater Commando](/printing/rootwater-commando-10e.md) — Creature — Merfolk
3. [Merfolk Seastalkers](/printing/merfolk-seastalkers-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
4. [Enslaved Scout](/printing/enslaved-scout-all.md) — Creature — Goblin Scout
5. [Rishadan Dockhand](/printing/rishadan-dockhand-pmh2.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [Sygg, River Guide](/printing/sygg-river-guide-lrw.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallen Empires (FEM) #24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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