Rootwater Matriarch
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Merfolk
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 3
- Set
- Tempest #83 (rare)
- Price
- $0.52 USD
{T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
Rootwater Matriarch has 2 printings, first in Tempest (1997). EDHREC ranks it #24,437 among Commander cards. It appears most in Ramses Overdark decks (161 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Rootwater Matriarch most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Ramses Overdark: 161 decks
- Hakim, Loreweaver: 136 decks
- Rayne, Academy Chancellor: 50 decks
- Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Often played with Rootwater Matriarch
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.