Rootwater Commando
~$0.09 low · ~$0.48 high
Blue. Creature — Merfolk
Tenth Edition #102 · Illustrated by Mark Tedin
Tenth Edition #102 · Illustrated by Mark TedinWhat is Rootwater Commando worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
2/2
Rootwater merfolk are seldom seen these days, but elf corpses are as numerous as ever.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Rootwater Commando
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tenth Edition 10e #102· 2007common· Cardmarket €0.19 | common | $0.09 | No foil printing | €0.19 | |
 Tenth Edition 10e #102★· 2007common· Cardmarket €1.09 foil | common | No non-foil printing | $0.25 | €1.09 foil | |
 Nemesis nem #39· 2000common· Cardmarket €0.07 · €0.96 foil | common | $0.13 | $0.48 | €0.07€0.96 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2000
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #27,299 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Landwalk, Islandwalk
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tenth Edition card (#102).
102
- 102Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Rootwater Commando, read from the Tenth Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Rootwater Commando. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Merfolk is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Mark Tedin. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Tenth Edition. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 102 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Mark Tedin, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- IslandwalkCR 702.14
- It can't be blocked while the defending player controls a land of the named type (for example, islandwalk).
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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