Wanderbrine Rootcutters
Shadowmoor 178 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana or black mana blue mana or black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
This creature can't be blocked by green creatures.
Most dirtwalkers only know of the vicious merrows that dwell in the shallows. They can't begin to fathom the wickedness that skulks in the Dark Meanders.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wanderbrine Rootcutters was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set explored a gothic, dark-fantasy version of the plane of Lorwyn, characterized by a perpetual twilight setting and a focus on color-hybrid mechanics. As a common card in this set, it was designed to provide foundational support for the green-blue color identity, emphasizing the set's themes of transformation and survival within the encroaching gloom.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, whose work is known for bringing a rugged, tactile quality to fantasy creatures. Ejsing’s design for the Rootcutters focuses on the creature's functional role in the Shadowmoor ecosystem, capturing an earthy, slightly ominous aesthetic that aligns with the set's somber visual direction. Upon release, the card was integrated into limited-format play, where its specific utility helped define the tempo of the environment.
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