Basking Rootwalla
Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana 2 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
1 generic mana green mana: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
Madness 0 generic mana (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Basking Rootwalla first appeared in the 1998 Urza's Saga set, designed as a highly efficient creature that highlighted the mechanics of the Madness ability in later expansions. This specific version was reissued in the 2014 Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana, a retrospective product intended to celebrate the history of the popular Duel Decks series by re-releasing the first four iconic iterations in a single boxed collection.
The artwork for this particular printing retains the creature's classic identity as a resilient, sun-loving reptilian beast. Within the context of the Garruk vs. Liliana duel, the card was included to provide the green deck with a low-cost, flexible threat that could be played early or discarded for strategic advantage, maintaining its status as a staple common that bridged the gap between early design philosophies and the evolving tactical depth of the modern game.
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