Name
Rootwater Matriarch
Mana Cost
Type
Creature — Merfolk
Set
Tempest
Rarity
Rare
Text
: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.
Power/Toughness
2/3
Number
#83
Other Prints
Tenth Edition
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Premodern | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(01/08/2005)
A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
(01/02/2009)
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.
(15/07/2007)
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.
(04/10/2004)
Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.
Artist
Randy Gallegos
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