Wall of Roots

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Wall of Roots: Creature - Plant Wall, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Defender. Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add G. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Plant Wall
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
0/5
Rarity
Common
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
278
Artist
Matt Stewart
Commander rank
3,593 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Defender

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About Wall of Roots

Wall of Roots is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 278 in that set, with art by Matt Stewart. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 0/5 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Mirage (1996) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.39 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Defender

Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add {G}. Activate only once each turn.

"Mana grows and changes like the roots of a plant. Like a plant, it must be nurtured." -Nissa Revane

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.39 (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 Wall of Roots by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Wall of Roots

Wall of Roots has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #NCC-319Common2024
30th Anniversary Play Promos (P30A) #4Rare2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #319Common2022
Iconic Masters (IMA) #190Common2017
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35114Common2013
Archenemy (ARC) #73Common2010
Friday Night Magic 2008 (F08) #7Rare2008
Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #89Special2006
World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #bs253Common1998
Mirage (MIR) #253Common1996

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Wall of Roots.

  • 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.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Wall of Roots is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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