Rootwater Matriarch
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Set10E
Collector #103
Released2007-07-13
Rarityrare
ArtistDaren Bader
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Rootwater Matriarch

RareColour IDMV 4
Creature — Merfolk
: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 1997-10-14Newest 1997-10-14Cheapest priced $0.46 in TMP
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Feb 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.
wotc15 Jul 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.
wotc1 Aug 2005
A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.