Wall of Roots

set	min	mtgo
-	3.29	0.84 tix

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Name	Wall of Roots
Type	Creature — plant wall
Description	Defender Put a -0/-1 counter on Wall of Roots: Add . Activate only once each turn.
Flavor	"Mana grows and changes like the roots of a plant. Like a plant, it must be nurtured." —Nissa Revane
Artist	Matt Stewart
Set	The List #NCC-319
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Wall of Roots

Wall of Roots, Creature — plant wall, designed by John Matson first released in Oct, 1996 in the set Mirage and was printed exactly in 10 different ways. It see play in 3 formats: Commander, Casual and Premodern. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 3.29.

This Wall of Roots card would benefit a ramp or mana acceleration deck, allowing for early game mana ramp to play bigger spells sooner. While Wall of Roots is a solid choice for such a deck due to its ability to generate mana, there are other cards like Llanowar Elves or Birds of Paradise that might be considered better options for consistent mana acceleration. However, Wall of Roots could still see play in decks looking for additional mana sources or in specific strategies that benefit from its unique -0/-1 counter ability.

Top 8 decks with Wall of Roots

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3.0

Rules

11/17/17

If you must sacrifice a creature to pay a casting or activation cost that also includes mana, such as that of Bubbling Cauldron’s abilities, you may put a -0/-1 counter on Wall of Roots to make its toughness 0 and then sacrifice it to pay that cost.

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