---
name: "Rootwater Hunter"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDT"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brom"
oracle_id: "8e42ed82-8b56-46ad-a1ca-e29689a9d030"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rootwater-hunter-ddt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rootwater Hunter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

> *「苦い水、異常な波、
冷たい浅瀬、入り組んだ根。
憎しみをもって抱き寄せる家。」
――ルートウォーターの伝説物語*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Razorfin Hunter](/printing/razorfin-hunter-prm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Goblin
2. [Merfolk Assassin](/printing/merfolk-assassin-drk.md) — Creature — Merfolk Assassin
3. [Darting Merfolk](/printing/darting-merfolk-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk
4. [Crackling Triton](/printing/crackling-triton-ths.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Merfolk of the Pearl Trident](/printing/merfolk-of-the-pearl-trident-por.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [Stonybrook Angler](/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (DDT) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brom
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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