---
name: "Roiling Waters"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "OGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "77fef82d-e8d0-444b-8d76-68e9b533f38b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/roiling-waters-ogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Roiling Waters
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return up to two target creatures your opponents control to their owners' hands. Target player draws two cards.

> *« Le Roulis est peut-être imprévisible, mais il n'est pas incontrôlable. » —Noyan Dar, mage du Roulis de Tazeem*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waterwhirl](/printing/waterwhirl-ktk.md) — Instant
2. [Floodwaters](/printing/floodwaters-akh.md) — Sorcery
3. [Calamitous Tide](/printing/calamitous-tide-blb.md) — Sorcery
4. [Undo](/printing/undo-s99.md) — Sorcery
5. [Captivating Gyre](/printing/captivating-gyre-m20.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Gaillet
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`