---
name: "Infested Roothold"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Protection", "Defender"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "86ebaaf1-82eb-439e-bfca-68521ca199eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/infested-roothold-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Infested Roothold
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Protection, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Protection from artifacts
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact spell, you may create a 1/1 green Insect creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Razorgrass Screen](/printing/razorgrass-screen-5dn.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
2. [Shield Sphere](/printing/shield-sphere-all.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
3. [Tel-Jilad Defiance](/printing/tel-jilad-defiance-som.md) — Instant
4. [Shifting Wall](/printing/shifting-wall-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Roots](/printing/wall-of-roots-f08.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
6. [Wall of Putrid Flesh](/printing/wall-of-putrid-flesh-leg.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #76
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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