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Deeproot Waters

{2}{U}

Enchantment

XLNIxalan#51uncommon
Foil

A visit to the Deeproot Tree and its ancient spring replenishes a merfolk's connection to nature.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Zezhou Chen
Found in
Ixalan MTGO Redemption · Ixalan MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Plays as: Creature Token Maker · Tribal Payoff

Market · per finishspark updated 39m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+18.2%
$0.26
$0.01 low-$0.04 gap
Foil+0.4%
$2.85
$1.69 low$0.09 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.26· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Jan 19, 2018 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    If an effect refers to a "[subtype] spell" or "[subtype] card," it refers only to a spell or card that has that subtype. For example, March of the Drowned is a card that benefits Pirates and features Pirates in its illustration, but it isn't a Pirate card.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    The ability of Deeproot Waters resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger.