TYPE
Creature — Merfolk

ABILITY
{T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as that creature is enchanted.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
2/3

FLAVOR TEXT
In the harsh depths of Rootwater, the charms of surface dwellers are quite useless . . . except as lures.

ILLUSTRATOR
Daren Bader

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
DE EN ES FR IT JP PT RU ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2004-10-04 Can target an unenchanted creature but has no effect on that creature.
• 2005-08-01 A creature is “enchanted” if it has any Auras attached to it.
• 2007-07-15 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.
• 2009-02-01 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.