I'm not crazy about the flying (although at least they're small) and I can do without cards making four+ token creatures with deathtouch, but at least I feel like we're moving in the right direction
(Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.) When this creature enters, surveil 2
Then exile it.) Number 128 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (1/22/2011) You must put a creature card from among the revealed cards into your hand if one is there, even if you'd rather put all the revealed cards into your graveyard
At the time you would pay costs, that card is on the stack, not in your hand
(9/19/2025) "Kicker [cost]" means "You may pay an additional [cost] as you cast this spell." (9/19/2025) The tokens copy exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that permanent is itself copying something else
River Kelpie Primarily a payoff for mechanics like persist or undying, River Kelpie provides card advantage whenever permanents enter the battlefield from the graveyard
