First printed in Torment (2002)

All 10 prints

Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #65, 2024
The List (PLST) #DDD-2, 2019
Ultimate Masters (UMA) #156, 2018
Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana (GVL) #2, 2014
Vintage Masters (VMA) #196, 2014 (digital)
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35152, 2013 (digital)
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana (DDD) #2, 2009
Friday Night Magic 2007 (F07) #4, 2007
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh121, 2003
Torment (TOR) #121, 2002

Basking Rootwalla

Creature — Lizard

1 generic Green : This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
Madness 0 generic (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

In the last 30 days 4.1% of Vintage decks played it (18 of 438). Most played in UBRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 2.2% of Premodern decks played it (13 of 590). Most played in Terrageddon.

Staple

Vintage staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#144)
Green, Creatures
Premodern staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#166)
Green, Creatures

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

8 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Basking Rootwalla + Blazing Rootwalla + Phyrexian Altar + Tortured Existence
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Basking Rootwalla + Enduring Renewal
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Basking Rootwalla + Fluctuator + Mortuary + Phyrexian Altar + Rhet-Tomb Mystic
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Basking Rootwalla + Blazing Rootwalla + Cloudstone Curio + Molten Echoes + Sadistic Hypnotist
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Basking Rootwalla + Blazing Rootwalla + Blessed Sanctuary + Cloudstone Curio + Sadistic Hypnotist
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Angelic Sell-Sword + Basking Rootwalla + Blazing Rootwalla + Cloudstone Curio + Sadistic Hypnotist
Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers…: Basking Rootwalla + Blasting Station + Enduring Renewal
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Anje Falkenrath + Basking Rootwalla + Cloudstone Curio + Dockside Extortionist

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Vintage Other periods →

In 18 of 438 decks (4.1%).

Share of decks

4.1%

▲ 2.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

18 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBRG (unclassified)	3.7%	100%
UBG (unclassified)	2.1%	11%
BRG (unclassified)	0.2%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Vengevine	100%	24.3
Hollow One	100%	12.2
Bazaar of Baghdad	100%	11.8
Master of Death	94%	24.3
Blazing Rootwalla	94%	24.3
Serum Powder	94%	11.8
Wasteland	94%	2.3
Strip Mine	94%	2.2
Squee, Goblin Nabob	89%	24.3
Mindbreak Trap	89%	9.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UBRG oskiyaa in Vintage Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UBRG MyPotatoes in Vintage Challenge 16	7-1 88%
UBRG COMBO-BOY in Vintage Challenge 32	6-2 75%
UBRG Filho_do_MOL in Vintage Challenge 16	5-2 71%
UBRG LucasG1ggs in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBRG Trailovsky in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBRG ben jay in From The Vault: Vintage 5	3-2 60%
UBRG musasabi in Vintage Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBRG Filho_do_MOL, 25 Oct	4 main	#3 5-2
UBRG musasabi, 24 Oct	4 main	#32 3-3
UBRG RAV92, 24 Oct	4 main	5-0
UBRG oskiyaa, 22 Oct	4 main	#1 8-1
UBRG LucasG1ggs, 22 Oct	4 main	#16 4-2
UBRG MonstrousRage, 22 Oct	4 main	#22 3-3
UBRG Bawer, 22 Oct	4 main	#26 2-3
UBG DominiqueTutor, 22 Oct	4 main	#28 2-4

Premodern Other periods →

In 13 of 590 decks (2.2%).

Share of decks

2.2%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days