A-You Come to a River is a common Sorcery from HBG (HBG) costing {2}{U}.
A-You Come to a River
Sorcery
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Choose one — • Fight the Current — The owner of target nonland permanent puts it on the top or bottom of their library. • Find a Crossing — Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
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A-You Come to a River is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Choose one — • Fight the Current — The owner of target nonland permanent puts it on the top or bottom of their library. • Find a Crossing — Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn."
A-You Come to a River has a mana cost of {2}{U}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
A-You Come to a River's mana cost of {2}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
A-You Come to a River has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
A-You Come to a River's current oracle text is: "Choose one — • Fight the Current — The owner of target nonland permanent puts it on the top or bottom of their library. • Find a Crossing — Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn."
Price data for A-You Come to a River is currently unavailable. Check TCGPlayer or Card Kingdom for current prices.
You can purchase A-You Come to a River from major MTG retailers including:
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Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Commander is not available.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Legacy is not available.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Vintage is not available.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for A-You Come to a River in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of A-You Come to a River is from HBG (HBG), with collector number A-136.
A-You Come to a River may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
A-You Come to a River is a common card in HBG.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
A-You Come to a River was illustrated by Viko Menezes.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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