Rootborn Defenses

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Rootborn Defenses is $0.23 (RVR #26), and the most expensive is $1.39 (RTR #19, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.32, up 39.1% over 7 days, flat over 30 days, up 52.4% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.32 (2026).

Rootborn Defenses has 7 tracked printings across 7 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

RVR #26

$0.23

CK $0.39 / $0.02 91%

MP $0.17 280 avail

RTR #19

$0.24 +4%

CK $0.35 / $0.02 92%

MP $0.15 660 avail

CLU #71

$0.25 +9%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 96%

MP $0.22 78 avail

SCD #32

$0.25 +9%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 96%

MP $0.17 168 avail

PLST #MM3-21

$0.32 +39%

CK $0.49 / $0.03 91%

MP $0.25 64 avail

MM3 #21

$0.33 +43%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 97%

MP $0.15 429 avail

C19 #74

$0.34 +48%

CK $0.35 / $0.01 97%

MP $0.26 314 avail

RVR #26 Foil

$0.40 +74%

CK $0.79 / $0.16 60%

MP $0.33 49 avail

MM3 #21 Foil

$0.67 +191%

CK $0.79 / $0.12 82%

MP $0.46 41 avail

RTR #19 Foil

$1.39 +504%

CK $2.49 / $0.75 46%

MP $0.59 38 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $0.75 cash for RTR #19 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 70% (wide).

• Jan 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.
• Jan 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.
• Jan 12, 2024 If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
• Jan 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.
• Jan 12, 2024 The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.

Rootborn Defenses has been reprinted 10 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Day 1	30 days	90 days
CLU #71	2024-02-23	Common	Standard	$0.29	$0.23	$0.17
RVR #26	2024-01-12	Common	Standard	—	$0.11	$0.20
RVR #26	2024-01-12	Common	Standard	—	$0.13	$0.23
SCD #32	2022-12-02	Common	Standard	—	—	—
PLST #MM3-21	2022-04-29	Common	Standard	—	—	—
C19 #74	2019-08-23	Common	Standard	—	—	—
MM3 #21	2017-03-17	Common	Standard	—	—	—
MM3 #21	2017-03-17	Common	Standard	—	—	—
RTR #19	2012-10-05	Common	Standard	—	—	—
RTR #19	2012-10-05	Common	Standard	—	—	—

Rootborn Defenses is the #1,331 most-played card on EDHREC, down 18 places over the last 30 days.