Rootha, Mercurial Artist

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Rootha, Mercurial Artist: Legendary Creature - Orc Shaman, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Creature - Orc Shaman
Colour identity
Blue and red (UR)
Power / toughness
1/4
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
329
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
13,303 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Rootha, Mercurial Artist

Rootha, Mercurial Artist is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue and red legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 329 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {1}{U}{R} (one generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{2}, Return Rootha to its owner's hand: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"Art is never finished. Merely abandoned."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Rootha, Mercurial Artist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Rootha, Mercurial Artist

Rootha, Mercurial Artist has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #STX-227Uncommon2024
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #227Uncommon2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Rootha, Mercurial Artist.

  • Rootha, Mercurial Artist's ability must have a target to be activated. You can't activate it without a target in order to return Rootha to your hand.

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