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Benevolent River Spirit
CREATURE — SPIRIT Uncommon
Avatar: The Last Airbender EDHREC #19,331
$0.20
+10.0%
7 days
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Benevolent River Spirit price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.20.
Benevolent River Spirit Price Summary
Benevolent River Spirit's current headline price is $0.20.
Benevolent River Spirit Printings & Prices
1 printings
Benevolent River Spirit has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Benevolent River Spirit: Buylist Offers
4 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | TLA #45 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | TLA #45 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | TLA #45 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | TLA #45 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Benevolent River Spirit Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗As an additional cost to cast this spell, waterbend {5}. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
Flying, ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
When this creature enters, scry 2.
Benevolent River Spirit is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
standard
Legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Benevolent River Spirit Rulings
5 most recent
- Oct 2, 2025 "Waterbend [cost]" means "Pay [cost]. For each generic mana in that cost, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay that mana."
- Oct 2, 2025 Even if the cost of the spell or ability that waterbend is part of increases or decreases, you still may only tap artifacts or creatures to pay for costs up to the amount of the generic mana in the waterbend cost.
- Oct 2, 2025 If a waterbend cost is part of the total cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay one generic mana in that total cost any number of times up to a maximum of the amount of generic mana in the waterbend component of that total cost.
- Oct 2, 2025 If an artifact or creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell or activating an ability with waterbend will result in the artifact or creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for waterbend. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact or creature to activate a mana ability to pay a cost with waterbend, that artifact or creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for waterbend.
- Oct 2, 2025 You can tap any untapped creature or artifact you control to pay a waterbend cost, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Benevolent River Spirit has been reprinted 2 times. The Avatar: The Last Airbender reprint cut the price 82% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLA #45 | 2025-11-21 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| TLA #45 | 2025-11-21 | Uncommon | Standard | — | — | — | — |
Benevolent River Spirit in Commander
Benevolent River Spirit is the #19,331 most-played card on EDHREC, up 118 places over the last 30 days.
Benevolent River Spirit FAQ
How much is Benevolent River Spirit worth?
Benevolent River Spirit is worth about $0.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Benevolent River Spirit legal in Commander?
Yes — Benevolent River Spirit is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Benevolent River Spirit been reprinted?
Yes — Benevolent River Spirit has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Benevolent River Spirit cheap?
Benevolent River Spirit trades at about $0.20 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,331 on EDHREC).