| Name | Wall of Roots  |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — plant wall |
| Description | Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: 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 | Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #278 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Wall of Roots, Creature — plant wall, designed by John Matson first released in Oct, 1996 in the set Mirage and was printed exactly in 11 different ways. It see play in 2 formats: Pauper and Commander.
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.
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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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