
Card text
{T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
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Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Power / toughness
2/3
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Card text
{T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Rootwater Matriarch
Rootwater Matriarch (83) is a Blue Creature — Merfolk from Tempest (TMP). It costs {2}{U}{U}, has mana value 4 and is a 2/3. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
Tempest is a main expansion, released October 1997. Rootwater Matriarch has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
{T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
Card details
- Card number
- 83
- Set
- Tempest (TMP)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 13 October 1997
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Merfolk
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Rootwater Matriarch
Rootwater Matriarch in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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