Rootborn Defenses
Ravnica: Clue Edition 71 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.16
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.)
"No harm can come to me while the Worldsoul shelters me."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- 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 as a staple for the Selesnya Conclave guild. The card mechanically reflects the guild's focus on collective strength and resilience, featuring the populate mechanic to create creature tokens. Its design emphasizes the philosophy of the Conclave, which values the preservation of the community against external threats.
This specific iteration from the Ravnica: Clue Edition was released in 2024 as part of a crossover set blending Magic’s mechanics with the classic murder-mystery board game. The card features new art commissioned for the set, maintaining the visual language established in previous iterations while aligning with the thematic aesthetic of the Ravnica-based Clue environment. It was received as a functional, thematic inclusion that brought familiar guild-aligned protection spells into the unique limited-play structure of the Clue-inspired expansion.
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