“If you try to sneak up on a rootwalla, you'll suddenly find yourself dealing with twice the lizard.”
Rootwalla - Tempest (#252) - Illustrated by Roger Raupp - Magic: The Gathering Card
Tempest • Common • #252 • Roger Raupp

Rootwalla

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Creature — Lizard

Mana Cost: {2}{G}

Power and Toughness: 2/2

Oracle Rules Text: {1}{G}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

Flavor Text: If you try to sneak up on a rootwalla, you'll suddenly find yourself dealing with twice the lizard.

Set: Tempest (#252), Rarity: Common, Artist: Roger Raupp

Creature Green Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (51)
11 Languages
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7 Printings
Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Rootwalla - Tempest MTG card scan Rootwalla Tempest Viewing TMP Common Roger Raupp 1997-10-14
Rootwalla - Ninth Edition MTG card scan Rootwalla Ninth Edition 9ED Common Roger Raupp 2005-07-29
Rootwalla - Ninth Edition MTG card scan Rootwalla Ninth Edition 9ED Common Roger Raupp 2005-07-29
Rootwalla - Tenth Edition MTG card scan Rootwalla Tenth Edition 10E Common Roger Raupp 2007-07-13
Rootwalla - Magic 2014 MTG card scan Rootwalla Magic 2014 M14 Common Roger Raupp 2013-07-19
Rootwalla - Tempest Remastered MTG card scan Rootwalla Tempest Remastered TPR Common Roger Raupp 2015-05-06
Rootwalla - Welcome Deck 2017 MTG card scan Rootwalla Welcome Deck 2017 W17 Common Roger Raupp 2017-04-15

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