Roots of Life
Mirage 237 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 237
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Tony Roberts
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
As this enchantment enters, choose Island or Swamp.
Whenever a land of the chosen type an opponent controls becomes tapped, you gain 1 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Roots of Life was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Mirage was the first set designed specifically to be drafted, representing a thematic shift toward a more cohesive, self-contained environment inspired by African folklore and geography, rather than the disparate fantasy tropes seen in earlier expansions.
The card features artwork by Susan Van Camp, a prolific illustrator for the game during its formative years. Her design aimed to capture the ethereal, elemental nature of the card's effect, which allows a player to change the color of lands they control. The piece is characteristic of the mid-nineties aesthetic for the game, favoring traditional media and a distinct, painterly approach that helped define the visual language of the Mirage block.
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