---
name: "You Come to a River"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viko Menezes"
oracle_id: "9913da11-07f0-494a-8c47-11629dcb5be2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/you-come-to-a-river-hbg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# You Come to a River
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Fight the Current — Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Find a Crossing — Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-You Come to a River](/printing/a-you-come-to-a-river-hbg.md) — Sorcery
2. [River's Grasp](/printing/rivers-grasp-shm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Rushing River](/printing/rushing-river-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Tidal Bore](/printing/tidal-bore-mmq.md) — Instant
5. [Banishing Knack](/printing/banishing-knack-eve.md) — Instant
6. [River's Rebuke](/printing/rivers-rebuke-fdn.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #136
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viko Menezes
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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