Rootha, Mercurial Artist
Legendary Creature — Orc Shaman1/4$0.13
, Return Rootha to its owner's hand: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 97
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Expansion // Explosion
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Expansion by paying {U/R}{U/R}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Expansion, with the copy targeting the original Expansion. Resolve the copy of Expansion, copying Expansion, targeting the original Expansion. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Increasing Vengeance
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have an additional instant and/or sorcery card in hand.
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Increasing Vengeance by paying {R}{R}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Increasing Vengeance, with the copy targeting the original Increasing Vengeance. Resolve the copy of Increasing Vengeance, copying Increasing Vengeance, targeting the original Increasing Vengeance. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Reverberate
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Reverberate by paying {R}{R}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Reverberate, with the copy targeting the original Reverberate. Resolve the copy of Reverberate, copying Reverberate, targeting the original Reverberate. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Twincast
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Twincast by paying {U}{U}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Twincast, with the copy targeting the original Twincast. Resolve the copy of Twincast, copying Twincast, targeting the original Twincast. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Refuse // Cooperate
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Cooperate from your graveyard by paying {2}{U}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Cooperate, with the copy targeting the original Cooperate. Resolve the copy of Cooperate, copying Cooperate, targeting the original Cooperate. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Desperate Ritual + Through the Breach
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R} and choosing to pay {2}{R}{R} and reveal Through the Breach from your hand, adding Through the Breach's effects to Desperate Ritual. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Desperate Ritual. Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R} and putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Fork
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast an instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Holding priority, cast Fork by paying {R}{R}, targeting the spell. Activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Fork, with the copy targeting the original Fork. Resolve the copy of Fork, copying Fork, targeting the original Fork. Repeat step 4.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Brass's Bounty + Leyline of Anticipation
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least six lands.
Steps
Cast Brass's Bounty by paying {6}{R}. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Brass's Bounty. Resolve the Brass's Bounty copy, creating at least six Treasure tokens. Activate five Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {3}{U}{R}. Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}. Repeat from step 2.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Turnabout + Leyline of Anticipation
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Lands you control can tap to produce at least {4}{U}{R}.
Steps
Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}. Cast Turnabout by paying {2}{U}{U}. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Turnabout. Resolve the copy of Turnabout, untapping all lands you control. Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}. Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}. Repeat from step 3.
Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Sneak Attack + Mana Geyser
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Opponents control at least three tapped lands.
Steps
Cast Mana Geyser by paying {3}{R}{R}. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Mana Geyser. Resolve the copy of Mana Geyser, adding at least {R}{R}{R}. Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield. Repeat from step 2. If opponents control four or more tapped lands, this combo nets infinite red mana.
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.
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline ProdigyRal, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Mizzix of the IzmagnusMizzix of the Izmagnus reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Magnus the RedMagnus the Red reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of ElementsAvatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Kaza, Roil ChaserKaza, Roil Chaser reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Hinata, Dawn-CrownedHinata, Dawn-Crowned reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Vadrik, Astral ArchmageVadrik, Astral Archmage reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Melek, Reforged ResearcherMelek, Reforged Researcher reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Iron Lad, Young AvengerIron Lad, Young Avenger reduces your spell costs, which Rootha, Mercurial Artist can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Saruman, the White HandRootha, Mercurial Artist is an Orc, which Saruman, the White Hand can use.