Rootwater Depths
Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #23427
Rootwater Depths enters tapped and produces blue or black mana — a dual land with no upside beyond fixing. The opportunity cost of a slow land is real in Commander, and this one offers nothing to compensate.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rootwater Depths is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Legacy and Vintage, unconditional duals and fetchlands make a tapped dual irrelevant. Commander is the only format where budget fixing sees genuine use, but even there Rootwater Depths sits at the bottom of the pile — Tainted Isle, Underground River, and a dozen other options give you the same two colors without the tempo loss.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Rootwater Depths is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a color pip in a pinch. It holds that price floor without going anywhere, because demand never builds for a card this replaceable.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.