Insidious Roots
Enchantment$1.88
Creature tokens you control have ": Add one mana of any color." Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token, then put a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control.
Legal in Commander
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Makes tokens
Rewards
Combos 73
Insidious Roots + Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Tortured Existence + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
- Infinite tapped creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one creature card in your hand. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning any other creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate the Plant by tapping it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Tortured Existence + Anger
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
- Infinite tapped creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one creature card in your hand. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard. You control at least one Mountain.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning any other creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate the Plant by tapping it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding one mana of any color. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {B}. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Tortured Existence + Concordant Crossroads
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
- Infinite tapped creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one creature card in your hand. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning any other creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate the Plant by tapping it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Phyrexian Altar + Cult Conscript
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
A non-Skeleton creature has died under your control this turn.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cult Conscript, adding {B}. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + Phyrexian Altar + Bloodsoaked Champion
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have attacked this turn.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {B}. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.
Insidious Roots + The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl + Concordant Crossroads
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control four or more Squirrels.
Steps
Activate The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by paying {1}{G}{G}{G}, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token for each Squirrel you control. Activate four Squirrels by tapping them, adding {1}{G}{G}{G}. Repeat
Insidious Roots + Tortured Existence + Thousand-Year Elixir
- Infinite tapped creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one creature card in your hand. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning any other creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate the Plant by tapping it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesInsidious Roots puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Ghave, Guru of Spores can use.
- Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralInsidious Roots makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Shattergang BrothersInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Shattergang Brothers sacrifices your creatures.
- Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainXavier Sal, Infested Captain proliferates and Insidious Roots puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Dina, Soul SteeperInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Dina, Soul Steeper sacrifices your creatures.
- Prossh, Skyraider of KherInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Prossh, Skyraider of Kher sacrifices your creatures.
- Old Man WillowInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Old Man Willow sacrifices your creatures.
- Varolz, the Scar-StripedInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Varolz, the Scar-Striped sacrifices your creatures.
- Jarad, Golgari Lich LordInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord sacrifices your creatures.
- Tom, Bert, and WilliamInsidious Roots makes creature tokens and Tom, Bert, and William sacrifices your creatures.