Cytoplast Root-Kin
RNA Guild Kit 110 • rare
- Set
- RNA Guild Kit
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Graft 4 (This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
2 generic mana: Move a +1/+1 counter from target creature you control onto this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cytoplast Root-Kin was originally released in the 2006 Dissension set for Magic: The Gathering, representing the Simic Combine, one of the ten guilds of Ravnica. The card was designed to highlight the faction's focus on graft and biological adaptation, utilizing a +1/+1 counter mechanic that allowed players to distribute power among their creatures. Its inclusion in the 2019 RNA Guild Kit served as a thematic retrospective, reprinting the creature to reinforce the established lore of the Simic aesthetic and their ongoing experiments within the city-plane.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, whose work is characterized by a distinctive, gritty, and organic approach to high fantasy. For the Root-Kin, Critchlow leaned into the grotesque and scientific themes of the Simic, depicting a creature that appears as a fusion of plant and humanoid elements. The piece was well-received for effectively capturing the bio-mechanical essence of the guild, contributing to the card's status as a quintessential example of Simic design during the mid-2000s era of the game.
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