“"Mana grows and changes like the roots of a plant. Like a plant, it must be nurtured." —Nissa Revane”
Defender
Wall of Roots
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Plant Wall
Mana Cost: {1}{G}
Oracle Rules Text: Defender Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add {G}. Activate only once each turn.
Flavor Text: "Mana grows and changes like the roots of a plant. Like a plant, it must be nurtured." —Nissa Revane
Set: Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (#278), Rarity: Common, Artist: Matt Stewart
Creature
Green
Common
Mana Dork
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (1)
2017-11-17
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.
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