Rooting Moloch
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Lizard
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #133 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.19 USD
When this creature enters, exile target card with a cycling ability from your graveyard. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Rooting Moloch has 2 printings, first in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020). EDHREC ranks it #17,466 among Commander cards. It appears most in Gavi, Nest Warden decks (1,929 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Rooting Moloch
- Timeless Wisdom - Commander 2020, led by Gavi, Nest Warden
Commanders that run Rooting Moloch most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Gavi, Nest Warden: 1,929 decks
- Yidaro, Wandering Monster: 56 decks
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider: 7 decks
- The Balrog of Moria: 4 decks
Often played with Rooting Moloch
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for the exiled card. If it’s a land, you can’t play it unless you have land plays available.
- : You’ll still pay all costs for a spell cast this way, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs if any are available.
- : Rooting Moloch gives you permission to play the card as a land or cast it as a spell. You can’t cycle the exiled card.
- : If you don’t play the exiled card, it remains exiled.