First printed in Tempest (1997)
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- Tenth Edition (10E) #103, 2007 Daren Bader
- Tempest (TMP) #83, 1997 Randy Gallegos
Creature — Merfolk
: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
2/3
- Illustrated by
- Randy Gallegos
Rootwater Matriarch legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.
- A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
- Unlike many similar creatures, Rootwater Matriarch untaps as normal during your untap step. Whether it’s tapped or untapped has no bearing on the control-change effect.
- The control effect applies so long as at least one Aura is attached to the creature, and will continue to apply even if Rootwater Matriarch has left the battlefield. The effect ends if at any time the creature has no Auras on it.
Prices
Paper price: €0.42 / $0.52 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).