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Root Out

First printed in Shadows over Innistrad (2016)

All 3 prints

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  • March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #311, 2023
  • The List (PLST) #SOI-224, 2019
  • Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #224, 2016

Root Out

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "2 generic, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Illustrated by
Daniel Ljunggren

Legality

Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (4)
  • If an effect refers to a Clue, it means any Clue artifact, not just a Clue artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Wrench to pay for Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's activated ability.
  • Clue is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type.
  • You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't investigate.
  • You can't sacrifice a Clue to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Clue token to activate its own ability and also to activate Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth's ability.

Prices

Paper price: €0.05 / $0.11 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).