---
name: "Gnarlroot Trapper"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Elf Druid"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "d3cc22ea-2ccf-409b-b471-51adb63c7fda"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gnarlroot-trapper-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gnarlroot Trapper
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G}. Spend this mana only to cast an Elf creature spell.
{T}: Target attacking Elf you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blightsoil Druid](/printing/blightsoil-druid-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
2. [Elves of Deep Shadow](/printing/elves-of-deep-shadow-prm.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
3. [Lifespring Druid](/printing/lifespring-druid-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
4. [Gilt-Leaf Alchemist](/printing/gilt-leaf-alchemist-yecl.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
5. [Elfhame Druid](/printing/elfhame-druid-dom.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Devoted Druid](/printing/devoted-druid-2x2.md) — Creature — Elf Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`