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Wall of Roots

First printed in Mirage (1996)

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  • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #278, 2025
  • The List (PLST) #NCC-319, 2024
  • 30th Anniversary Play Promos (P30A) #4, 2022
  • New Capenna Commander (NCC) #319, 2022
  • Iconic Masters (IMA) #190, 2017
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35114, 2013 (digital)
  • Archenemy (ARC) #73, 2010
  • Friday Night Magic 2008 (F08) #7, 2008
  • Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #89, 2006
  • World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #bs253, 1998
  • Mirage (MIR) #253, 1996

Wall of Roots

Creature — Plant Wall

Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add Green. Activate only once each turn.

Sometimes the wise ones wove their magic into living plants; as the plant grew, so grew the magic.

0/5

Illustrated by
John Matson

Legality

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

Ruling (1)
  • If you must sacrifice a creature to pay a casting or activation cost that also includes mana, such as that of Bubbling Cauldron's abilities, you may put a -0/-1 counter on Wall of Roots to make its toughness 0 and then sacrifice it to pay that cost.

Prices

MTGO price: 2.9 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

35 combos, the most popular first:

See all 35 on Commander Spellbook

Modern In 1 of 2683 decks (0.0%), most in WBRG (unclassified)
Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.0% 2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 0.0% 2026-10-05: 0.0% 2026-10-12: 0.1% 2026-10-19: 0.0% 2026-10-26: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WBRG (unclassified) 1.7% 2%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WBRG
thewalkingtommy, 		2 main 5-0

Pauper In 93 of 1882 decks (4.9%), most in Balustrade Spy

Staple: main deck, 4% of decks (#125)

Share of decks
4.9%
▲ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 3.2% 2026-08-17: 4.6% 2026-08-24: 5.1% 2026-08-31: 5.3% 2026-09-07: 2.8% 2026-09-14: 4.0% 2026-09-21: 2.7% 2026-09-28: 4.9% 2026-10-05: 4.0% 2026-10-12: 5.6% 2026-10-19: 5.0% 2026-10-26: 3.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
96
96 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.2
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Balustrade Spy 4.5% 99%
Mono Green Elves 4.5% 1%
Walls Combo 0.5% 80%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lead the Stampede100%10.0
Generous Ent100%7.5
Saruli Caretaker99%20.1
Overgrown Battlement99%20.1
Winding Way98%9.0
Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek95%9.3
Masked Vandal92%10.0
Balustrade Spy91%20.3
Dread Return91%19.0
Lotleth Giant91%19.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Balustrade Spy
Alban Zkw in the300		 7-1
88%
Walls Combo
Raphael Duchon-Doris in the300		 6-2
75%
Balustrade Spy
Colin in the300		 6-2
75%
Balustrade Spy
Enzo Guinat in the300		 6-2
75%
Balustrade Spy
Lukas Unbekandt in the300		 6-2
75%
Balustrade Spy
golfsapao in Pauper Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Balustrade Spy
John1111 in Pauper Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Balustrade Spy
DEJAIR_LAMARCA in Pauper Challenge 32		 4-2
67%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Balustrade Spy
lucotto, 		3 main #10
of 25
3-2
Balustrade Spy
landthraben, 		3 main 5-0
Balustrade Spy
DEJAIR_LAMARCA, 		4 main #13
of 53
4-2
Balustrade Spy
_Shikamaru_, 		4 main #19
of 53
3-3
Balustrade Spy
Magmos, 		3 main #28
of 53
3-3
Balustrade Spy
golfsapao, 		4 main #7
of 51
5-2
Balustrade Spy
Dr_dej96, 		4 main #16
of 51
4-2
Balustrade Spy
Benoît Antoniotti, 		3 main #2
of 16
3-1

Premodern In 59 of 732 decks (8.1%), most in Terrageddon

Staple: main deck, 9% of decks (#62)

Share of decks
8.1%
▼ 1.7 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 9.0% 2026-08-17: 11.7% 2026-08-24: 11.2% 2026-08-31: 7.0% 2026-09-07: 10.2% 2026-09-14: 12.1% 2026-09-21: 8.2% 2026-09-28: 7.7% 2026-10-05: 10.5% 2026-10-12: 8.1% 2026-10-19: 8.8% 2026-10-26: 5.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
59
59 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.1
in the main deck
Win rate
49%
5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Terrageddon 9.6% 1%
Hermit Druid 5.3% 100%
Golgari Midrange 3.0% 23%
Elves 1.5% 36%
WURG (unclassified) 1.2% 22%
RG (unclassified) 1.1% 38%
WUBRG (unclassified) 1.1% 38%
BRG (unclassified) 1.0% 29%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Survival of the Fittest92%9.7
Squee, Goblin Nabob92%8.6
Birds of Paradise86%9.4
Llanowar Wastes83%7.1
Cabal Therapy83%3.7
City of Brass81%5.7
Reflecting Pool75%9.6
Triskelion73%11.9
Gemstone Mine73%3.6
Volrath's Shapeshifter71%12.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Hermit Druid
Shuichi_Saito in Premodern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
BRG
esteban schafer in Copa Mentalidad de Turba 4		 5-2
71%
WURG
pokerswizard in Premodern Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
Golgari Midrange
Horacio Valdivia Viñuela in Copa Mentalidad de Turba 4		 3-2
60%
Hermit Druid
umeboshi in Premodern Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Hermit Druid
Christopher Dealy in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event		 3-2
60%
Hermit Druid
jade-venus in Premodern Challenge 16		 4-3
57%
Elves
Patrick Dooley in Mogg Monthly: All Hallow's Eve		 3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Elves
Patrick Dooley, 		4 main #8
of 25
3-3
BRG
esteban schafer, 		4 main #2
of 28
5-2
Golgari Midrange
Horacio Valdivia Viñuela, 		4 main #12
of 28
3-2
Hermit Druid
jade-venus, 		2 main #21
of 24
1-4
Terrageddon
Bajka85, 		1 main #17
of 24
2-3
Hermit Druid
umeboshi, 		3 main #14
of 27
3-2
Hermit Druid
SaintDenis, 		3 main 5-0
RG
heavyplayed, 		3 main 5-0

Commander In 168 of 6520 decks (2.6%), most in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#499)

Share of decks
2.6%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 3.4% 2026-08-24: 2.0% 2026-08-31: 2.3% 2026-09-07: 3.0% 2026-09-14: 2.9% 2026-09-21: 1.8% 2026-09-28: 2.8% 2026-10-05: 2.2% 2026-10-12: 2.5% 2026-10-19: 3.0% 2026-10-26: 2.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
170
170 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
35%
37 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.6% 4%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma 1.9% 100%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer 1.0% 21%
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard 0.3% 5%
Animar, Soul of Elements 0.1% 14%
Erinis, Gloom Stalker + Street Urchin 0.1% 67%
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker + Ukkima, Stalking Shadow 0.1% 50%
Eladamri, Korvecdal 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Gaea's Cradle98%2.7
Birds of Paradise98%2.2
Command Tower96%1.1
Boseiju, Who Endures96%2.1
Verdant Catacombs96%1.5
Badgermole Cub95%3.8
Ancient Tomb95%1.1
Crop Rotation94%2.7
Windswept Heath93%1.7
Delighted Halfling92%2.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Nick Cossey in 1st annual 1stCKMA cEDH Tournament *100% PROXY FRIENDLY* *GAEA'S CRADLE*		 4-2
67%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
David Irico [1stCKMA] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Geeky Oasis		 4-2
67%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Tapang in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond		 3-2
60%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
★ᴍɪsᴀ-ᴍɪsᴀ★ in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W1		 3-2
60%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
[CONE] Callum Ross in Merchants' Guild Qualifier October		 3-2
60%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Bad boy Bertram in Sharkcon 2		 3-3
50%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
[INFINITY] Cory in cEDH Store Qualifier 3		 3-3
50%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Marwin Zimmermann in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik		 3-3
50%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
★ᴍɪsᴀ-ᴍɪsᴀ★, 		1 main #20
of 29
0-4
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Elijah Ray Miranda, 		1 main #26
of 29
0-4
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Malaris, 		1 main #26
of 32
0-3
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Jarod Jordan, 		1 main #5
of 19
0-1
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Drew Taylor, 		1 main #19
of 32
1-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Larry Birds of Paradise, 		1 main #3
of 20
1-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Erik Rose, 		1 main #12
of 58
2-3
Felothar the Steadfast
Charlie Lucas, 		1 main #12
of 29
1-3

Duel Commander In 8 of 111 decks (7.2%), most in Brigid, Clachan's Heart

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#819)

Share of decks
7.2%
▲ 6.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 2.4% 2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 3.2% 2026-09-28: 3.5% 2026-10-05: 2.9% 2026-10-12: 9.7% 2026-10-19: 10.0% 2026-10-26: 8.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
8
8 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Brigid, Clachan's Heart 7.2% 50%
Grist, the Hunger Tide 3.6% 50%
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist 1.8% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Pia, Aether Ascetic100%9.3
Earthcraft100%7.9
Survival of the Fittest100%6.5
Haywire Mite100%5.6
Formidable Speaker100%5.0
Endurance100%4.4
Dryad Arbor100%4.1
Birds of Paradise100%4.0
Llanowar Elves100%4.0
Fyndhorn Elves100%4.0

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
flchmt, 		1 main 5-0
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Gatss, 		1 main 5-0
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
flchmt, 		1 main 5-0
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Pasdejambon, 		1 main 5-0
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
GieralK, 		1 main 5-0
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Gatss, 		1 main 5-0
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Gatss, 		1 main 5-0
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Parole, 		1 main 5-0