Roots of Life

1 printing · from $0.34 · pictured: Mirage #237

$0.15

cheapest of 24 store offers · see all

market $0.34

Mana cost: {1}{G}{G}

Type: Enchantment

Commonly played as: Lifegain

As this enchantment enters, choose Island or Swamp.
Whenever a land of the chosen type an opponent controls becomes tapped, you gain 1 life.

Artist: Tony Roberts

Released: 1996-10-08

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.34
  • Cardmarket: €0.51
  • MTGO tix: 0.04
$0.36$0.32
236 days of daily prices for Roots of Life: $0.35 to $0.34
2026-01-252026-11-14
236 days tracked · $0.35 → $0.34 (-3%) · low $0.32 · high $0.36
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Mirage #237) in 6 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
GameKeeperMP · 2 days agoMPregularCA$0.242 days ago
First PlayerHP · 4 days agoHPregularCA$0.254 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.23today
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$0.25today
GameKeeperSP · 2 days agoSPregularCA$0.372 days ago
First PlayerMP · 4 days agoMPregularCA$0.384 days ago
CardTraderHP · 3 days agoHPregular€0.273 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.33today
GameKeeperNM · 2 days agoNMregularCA$0.492 days ago
The Comic HunterNM · 3 days agoNMregularCA$0.493 days ago
CardTraderDM · 3 days agoDMregular€0.383 days ago
Card KingdomSP · yesterdaySPregular$0.47yesterday

Truncated: 10 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 24 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 17 lists
  • Played in 1 deck

Decks that play this card

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All printings

Set#RarityUSD
Mirage#237 · uncommon237uncommon$0.34