---
name: "Rootwater Matriarch"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "1d260526-db57-486d-b0bc-d523139a0148"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rootwater-matriarch-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rootwater Matriarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Empress Galina](/printing/empress-galina-inv.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
2. [Overtaker](/printing/overtaker-mmq.md) — Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
3. [Stonybrook Angler](/printing/stonybrook-angler-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Old Man of the Sea](/printing/old-man-of-the-sea-me3.md) — Creature — Djinn
5. [Seasinger](/printing/seasinger-me1.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [Beguiler of Wills](/printing/beguiler-of-wills-dka.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #83
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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