Rootborn Defenses
Modern Masters 2017 21 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
Populate. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rootborn Defenses was originally introduced in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering set Return to Ravnica, designed to support the Selesnya Conclave guild's focus on creature tokens and board state resilience. The card provides a distinct mechanical utility by granting creatures indestructibility while simultaneously triggering the populate mechanic, which allows a player to create a copy of a creature token they already control.
The version from Modern Masters 2017 features artwork by Johannes Voss, whose contributions to the game are noted for their ethereal and detailed aesthetic. The 2017 reprint was curated to provide players with access to key utility spells within the limited draft environment of the set, maintaining the card's relevance in formats where protecting a board presence against sweepers is a critical strategic consideration.
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