---
name: "Hum of the Radix"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "122"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "95803a5a-9f98-4764-b6bd-6cf4cdcb740b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hum-of-the-radix-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hum of the Radix
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Each artifact spell costs {1} more to cast for each artifact its controller controls.

> *The elves learned long ago that anything left here slowly vanishes. Now it is a sacred site where the dead are laid to rest and where unnatural magic is erased forever.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Foundry Inspector](/printing/foundry-inspector-cmm.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Kindly Cognician](/printing/kindly-cognician-ust.md) — Artifact Creature — Cyborg Artificer
3. [Feroz's Ban](/printing/ferozs-ban-hml.md) — Artifact
4. [Ancient Runes](/printing/ancient-runes-tmp.md) — Enchantment
5. [Memnarchitect](/printing/memnarchitect-unk.md) — Creature — Vedalken Artificer
6. [Sphere of Resistance](/printing/sphere-of-resistance-wc99.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #122
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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