---
name: "Rootrunner"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Soulshift"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "237"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "9c83c32e-798e-40aa-9bb6-6ef5500d273b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rootrunner-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rootrunner
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Soulshift

## Oracle Text
{G}{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Put target land on top of its owner's library.
Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elder Pine of Jukai](/printing/elder-pine-of-jukai-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Uproot](/printing/uproot-bok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
3. [Ruin Ghost](/printing/ruin-ghost-wwk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Krosan Wayfarer](/printing/krosan-wayfarer-jud.md) — Creature — Human Druid
5. [Turntimber Sower](/printing/turntimber-sower-otc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Kami of the Tended Garden](/printing/kami-of-the-tended-garden-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #237
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **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`