Root Greevil

Root Greevil

Creature — Beast

Mana cost: {3}{G}

How we read this card

Destroy all enchantments of the color of your choice.

activated {2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature —

activated {2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, it exiles an enchantment
  2. Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, it kills an enchantment
  3. Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, it triggers
  4. Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, it triggers
  5. Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, it exiles a creature or enchantment

a Beast creature is cast — 587 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Tawnos, the Toymaker — When Root Greevil is cast, Tawnos, the Toymaker copies a spell

a Beast enters the battlefield — 632 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

When Root Greevil enters:

  1. Totem Speaker — gains you 3 life
  2. Wirewood Savage — draws you 1 card
  3. Woodland Liege — draws you 1 card
  4. Aether Charge — deals 4 damage

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — Root Greevil puts cards into the graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  2. Lotus-Eye Mystics — Root Greevil puts cards into the graveyard that Lotus-Eye Mystics can bring back
  3. Builder's Talent — Root Greevil puts cards into the graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring it back
  5. Serpent of the Pass — Root Greevil puts cards into the graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  6. Emeria Shepherd — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Emeria Shepherd can bring it back
  7. Moment of Reckoning — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Moment of Reckoning can bring it back
  8. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring it back
  9. Serra Paragon — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Serra Paragon can bring it back
  10. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — When Root Greevil is in the graveyard, Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring it back

104 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Knight of Doves — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Knight of Doves makes a token
  2. Warehouse Tabby — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Warehouse Tabby makes a token
  3. Starfield Mystic — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Starfield Mystic puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card
  5. Savior of the Sleeping — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Savior of the Sleeping puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Ashiok's Reaper — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Ashiok's Reaper draws you 1 card
  7. Wicked Visitor — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Root Greevil, Wicked Visitor makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Martyr's Bond — When Root Greevil is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

When you sacrifice Root Greevil:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

When you sacrifice Root Greevil:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

When Root Greevil is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  3. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  4. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  5. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  6. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back
  7. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring it back
  8. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring it back
  9. Necromantic Thirst — can bring it back
  10. Krile Baldesion — can bring it back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

When Root Greevil dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back

63 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Root Greevil fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Root Greevil attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

151 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Root Greevil is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Root Greevil attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.