Rootwater Matriarch
Creature — Merfolk
TMPTempest#83rare
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 37–110
- Illustrator
- Randy Gallegos
- Found in
- Tempest Starter Deck · Tempest Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.Plays as: Theft
Market · per finishspark updated 13h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.41
$0.26 low$0.16 gap
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$0.16+62% · normal spread
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Rulings
4 · latest Feb 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 1, 2009
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.
- WotCJul 15, 2007
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.
- WotCAug 1, 2005
A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.