---
name: "Roots of Life"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "237"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tony Roberts"
oracle_id: "29ec9b49-fbe5-49ac-8ad6-7159cb88bc66"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/roots-of-life-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Roots of Life
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
As this enchantment enters, choose Island or Swamp.
Whenever a land of the chosen type an opponent controls becomes tapped, you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thoughtleech](/printing/thoughtleech-7ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Lifetap](/printing/lifetap-sum.md) — Enchantment
3. [Lifegift](/printing/lifegift-bok.md) — Enchantment
4. [Corrupted Roots](/printing/corrupted-roots-con.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Blossoming Sands](/printing/blossoming-sands-c19.md) — Land
6. [Sapseep Forest](/printing/sapseep-forest-c21.md) — Land — Forest

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #237
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tony Roberts
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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