---
name: "Roots of All Evil"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Scheme"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "OARC"
set_name: "Archenemy Schemes"
collector_number: "37★"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paul Bonner"
oracle_id: "16221a43-f6f7-4a76-93bc-cc3d3c367d75"
printings_count: 1
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/roots-of-all-evil-oarc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Roots of All Evil
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Scheme

## Oracle Text
When you set this scheme in motion, create five 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.

> *"I assure you, these are not the kind that thrive on sunlight and water."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spore Swarm](/printing/spore-swarm-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Spontaneous Generation](/printing/spontaneous-generation-mmq.md) — Sorcery
3. [Saproling Cluster](/printing/saproling-cluster-nem.md) — Enchantment
4. [Insidious Roots](/printing/insidious-roots-mkm.md) — Enchantment
5. [Fungal Sprouting](/printing/fungal-sprouting-m13.md) — Sorcery
6. [Verdant Force](/printing/verdant-force-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy Schemes (OARC) #37★
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paul Bonner

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