How much is Rootborn Defenses worth?

As of June 2026, Rootborn Defenses from Return to Ravnica has a market value of €0.22. Track price trends and find local trades on Lootstack.

What finishes is Rootborn Defenses available in?

Rootborn Defenses is available in Foil, Nonfoil. Each finish may have a different market value — compare prices for each version on Lootstack.

What set is Rootborn Defenses from?

Rootborn Defenses is from the Return to Ravnica (RTR) expansion, part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

What rarity is Rootborn Defenses?

Rootborn Defenses is a Common card from the Return to Ravnica set in Magic: The Gathering.

What type of card is Rootborn Defenses?

Rootborn Defenses is a Instant from the Return to Ravnica set in Magic: The Gathering.

Where is Rootborn Defenses in demand?

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Is Rootborn Defenses legal in Modern?

Rootborn Defenses is Legal in Modern. Check all format legalities for this Magic: The Gathering card on Lootstack.

Rootborn Defenses - Return to Ravnica

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Legalities

NOT LEGAL

Brawl

LEGAL

Commander

LEGAL

Duel

NOT LEGAL

Future

NOT LEGAL

Frontier

NOT LEGAL

Historic

LEGAL

Legacy

LEGAL

Modern

NOT LEGAL

Oathbreaker

LEGAL

Pauper

NOT LEGAL

Penny

LEGAL

Pioneer

NOT LEGAL

Standard

LEGAL

Vintage

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Rules & Rulings

3/14/2017

Rootborn Defenses affects only creatures you control after populating at the time it resolves. The creature token you create will gain indestructible, but creatures you begin to control later in the turn will not.

1/12/2024

If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.

1/12/2024

If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.

1/12/2024

Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.

1/12/2024

The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.

1/12/2024

Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.

1/12/2024

The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.