River Kelpie
Creature — Beast · 
River Kelpie is part of 19 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Moritte of the Frost and Ashnod's Altar.
River Kelpie
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature or another permanent enters from a graveyard, draw a card.
Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, draw a card.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 3/3
- Keywords
- Persist
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join River Kelpie across all of its 19 combos.
Roles in combos
River Kelpie can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with River Kelpie
19 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Spark Double
River Kelpie
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Altar of Dementia
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite mill
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Blasting Station
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite damage
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
River Kelpie
Ashnod's Altar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colored mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U, R
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Goblin Bombardment
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite damage
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
River Kelpie
Solemnity
Spawning Pit
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Woe Strider
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
River Kelpie
Vizier of Remedies
Spawning Pit
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Carrion Feeder
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, U, R
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Thermopod
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite red mana
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Viscera Seer
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Selective Memory
River Kelpie
Storm-Kiln Artist
Flame Jab
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite damage
Near-infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Selective Memory
River Kelpie
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Flame Jab
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite damage
Near-infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, G, U
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Results in combo:
Near-infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: G, W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Moritte of the Frost
River Kelpie
Bartolomé del Presidio
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
