---
name: "River Song"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Time Lord Rogue"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Meet in Reverse", "Spoilers"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "1138"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Aurore Folny"
oracle_id: "418ecbb7-b809-4639-a531-070b58b5b85e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/river-song-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# River Song
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Time Lord Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Meet in Reverse, Spoilers

## Oracle Text
Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top.
Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The River Warlock](/printing/the-river-warlock-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
2. [Opposition Agent](/printing/opposition-agent-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [A-You Come to a River](/printing/a-you-come-to-a-river-hbg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Wu Spy](/printing/wu-spy-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Rogue
5. [The Seventh Doctor](/printing/the-seventh-doctor-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
6. [Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer](/printing/johann-apprentice-sorcerer-woe.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #1138
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Aurore Folny
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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