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Basking Rootwalla
Oracle Text
{1}{G}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
Madness {0} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Basking Rootwalla is a classic little Magic menace that rewards you for treating the graveyard as a second hand. For just one green mana, it starts as a humble 1/1, but its activated pump makes it a surprisingly awkward combat trick and a real threat in the early game, especially in aggressive or tempo decks that want to spend mana efficiently and force bad blocks. Its best home is in madness and discard shells, where the zero-cost madness lets you turn a discard into immediate pressure instead of card loss. Pair it with looters, Faithless Looting-style effects, or any engine that discards for value, and it becomes a flexible attacker that can dodge damage-based trades when you leave mana up. In Limited, it is a fine curve-filler that can also threaten explosive damage when opponents tap out. In Constructed casual builds, it shines as a recursive-feeling beater that keeps pressure on without demanding much setup.
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Character Background
Basking Rootwalla is a classic little Magic menace that rewards you for treating the graveyard as a second hand. For just one green mana, it starts as a humble 1/1, but its activated pump makes it a surprisingly awkward combat trick and a real threat in the early game, especially in aggressive or tempo decks that want to spend mana efficiently and force bad blocks. Its best home is in madness and discard shells, where the zero-cost madness lets you turn a discard into immediate pressure instead of card loss. Pair it with looters, Faithless Looting-style effects, or any engine that discards for value, and it becomes a flexible attacker that can dodge damage-based trades when you leave mana up. In Limited, it is a fine curve-filler that can also threaten explosive damage when opponents tap out. In Constructed casual builds, it shines as a recursive-feeling beater that keeps pressure on without demanding much setup.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 01:10:43 UTC