---
name: "Rootwater Diver"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "4145c153-1ee3-4583-8a60-8471959656eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rootwater-diver-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rootwater Diver
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Salvager of Secrets](/printing/salvager-of-secrets-m19.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Darting Merfolk](/printing/darting-merfolk-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk
3. [Waterfront Bouncer](/printing/waterfront-bouncer-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
4. [Benthic Criminologists](/printing/benthic-criminologists-mkm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Razorfin Abolisher](/printing/razorfin-abolisher-eve.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Archaeomender](/printing/archaeomender-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #81
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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