Rootwater Matriarch 
Creature — Merfolk2/3
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Merfolk
: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
Printing details
- Set
- TMP · 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- KO
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Released
- 1997-10-14
- Prices
- – · –
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €0.57 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.52 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.15 trend €0.57 30-day avg €0.59 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (KO) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.28 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.
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A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
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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.
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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.