---
name: "Root Manipulation"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Elizabeth Peiró"
oracle_id: "d870948e-721a-46fd-86b6-ecd42e3aa9bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/root-manipulation-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Root Manipulation
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain menace and "Whenever this creature attacks, you gain 1 life." (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *"La naturaleza sobrevive y se adapta. Lo mismo hemos de hacer nosotros".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Organic Avulsion Unit](/printing/organic-avulsion-unit-trk.md) — Artifact Creature — Borg
3. [How to Start a Riot](/printing/how-to-start-a-riot-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
4. [Moodmark Painter](/printing/moodmark-painter-j22.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
5. [Teacher's Pest](/printing/teachers-pest-sos.md) — Creature — Skeleton Pest
6. [Gruul War Chant](/printing/gruul-war-chant-cn2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #222
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Elizabeth Peiró
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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