---
name: "Wall of Roots"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Plant Wall"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "F08"
set_name: "Friday Night Magic 2008"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "3a21a6ae-b2f2-4f0c-acfd-5f3e8d63fd2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-roots-f08"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wall of Roots
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/5
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add {G}. Activate only once each turn.

> *Root systems in Mwonvuli twist through currents of mana rather than soil.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Overgrown Battlement](/printing/overgrown-battlement-ncc.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Blossoms](/printing/wall-of-blossoms-pca.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
3. [Wall of Wood](/printing/wall-of-wood-10e.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Pine Needles](/printing/wall-of-pine-needles-ice.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
5. [Wall of Brambles](/printing/wall-of-brambles-sum.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
6. [Jungle Barrier](/printing/jungle-barrier-apc.md) — Creature — Plant Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Friday Night Magic 2008 (F08) #7
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 41 across all historical editions

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