Rootha, Mastering the Moment

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Rootha, Mastering the Moment: Legendary Creature - Orc Sorcerer, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Orc Sorcerer
Colour identity
Blue and red (UR)
Power / toughness
3/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
8
Artist
Lie Setiawan
Commander rank
11,393 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Rootha, Mastering the Moment

Rootha, Mastering the Moment is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue and red legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 8 in that set, with art by Lie Setiawan. It costs {2}{U}{R} (two generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.73 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, create an X/X blue and red Elemental creature token with flying and haste, where X is the greatest mana value among instant and sorcery spells you've cast this turn.

"The great thrill of perfection is that we'll always be chasing it."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.73 (as of 2026-11-01).

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

Format legality

Legality of Rootha, Mastering the Moment by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Rootha, Mastering the Moment, newest first.

  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
  • Rootha's ability will check as your beginning of combat step starts to see if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn. If you haven't, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cast an instant or sorcery spell during your beginning of combat step in time to have the ability trigger.
  • For spells you cast with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

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