Root Elemental

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Root Elemental: Creature - Elemental, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{G}{G}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Elemental
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
6/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
182
Artist
Anthony S. Waters
Commander rank
13,582 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Morph

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About Root Elemental

Root Elemental is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 182 in that set, with art by Anthony S. Waters. It costs {4}{G}{G} (four generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/5 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Scourge (2003) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Morph {5}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When this creature is turned face up, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Root Elemental by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Root Elemental

Root Elemental has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Scourge (SCG) #127Rare2003

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