Rootwater Diver
Creature — Merfolk
, Sacrifice this creature: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #23102
Rootwater Diver lets you sacrifice it at instant speed to return any artifact from your graveyard to your hand — a repeatable-feeling safety net that costs nothing beyond the creature itself. At one blue mana for a 1/1, the rate is bad, but the effect is real in any deck that leans on a single artifact piece to function.
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 |
Commander is where Rootwater Diver actually sees play, slotting into artifact-reliant decks that need redundancy on graveyard recursion — think Breya, Thrasios, or any commander that lives and dies by a specific equipment or mana rock. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, but neither has any reason to run it when Goblin Welder, Academy Ruins, and Trash for Treasure exist at comparable or lower opportunity cost. Outside Commander, Rootwater Diver is a historical curiosity rather than a competitive option.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Rootwater Diver is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the effect. The price is stable simply because demand is low and casual Commander players are the only audience; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.