Rootwater Mystic
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #26954
Rootwater Mystic lets you tap any creature an opponent controls as a tap ability — repeatable, instant-speed soft control that compounds fast in multiplayer. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 with no other text, which means it eats removal immediately and does nothing the turn it enters.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rootwater Mystic is a fringe Commander inclusion at best, fitting narrowest in tap-matters or stax shells where repeated tapping generates value beyond just stopping an attack — think Merfolk builds or Inspired commanders who want opponents' creatures tapped. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable; better tap effects exist at lower mana costs with more relevant bodies. Pauper is the one format where budget creature-tap control has a sliver of a niche, though even there it faces stiff competition from more efficient options.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Rootwater Mystic is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for what you get. That price will hold indefinitely; there's no demand driver that would move a card this narrow.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.