Rootpath Purifier
Rootpath Purifier: Creature - Elf Druid, The Brothers' War Commander. Lands you control and land cards in your library are basic. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{G}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Elf Druid
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 3/4
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander (BRC)
- Released
- 2022-11-18
- Collector number
- 24
- Artist
- Justyna Dura
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About Rootpath Purifier
Rootpath Purifier is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare green creature from The Brothers' War Commander (BRC), a Commander product released in November 2022. It is collector number 24 in that set, with art by Justyna Dura. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/4 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Lands you control and land cards in your library are basic.
"Holiness is not found in a druid's words, or even the rituals of Titania's court. It is found here, in the mud, where Gaea bares her soul, unshackled by ceremony."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.52 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Rootpath Purifier by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Rootpath Purifier
Rootpath Purifier has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #105766 | Mythic | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #44 | Mythic | 2022 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Rootpath Purifier, newest first.
- Lands that become basic are no longer nonbasic lands. This may change what effects can apply to them. For example, if an opponent controls Blood Moon, an enchantment which says “Nonbasic lands are Mountains,” and you play Rootpath Purifier, Blood Moon can no longer apply to the lands you control because they are all basic.
- Being basic doesn’t grant any abilities to a land that it didn’t already have, and doesn’t remove any card types, subtypes, or supertypes. For example, a land card that is legendary will be both basic and legendary while on the battlefield or in your library.
- Notably, becoming basic also doesn’t grant any of the basic land types. If an effect instructs you to search your library for a basic land while you control Rootpath Purifier, you may search for any land card in your library. However, if an effect instructs you to search your library for a card with a basic land type, you must search for a land that is a Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, or Forest, regardless of whether or not the land is basic.
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