Root-Kin Ally

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Name	Root-Kin Ally
Type	Creature — elemental warrior
Description	Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.) Tap two untapped creatures you control: Root-Kin Ally gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Artist	Arnie Swekel
Set	Modern Masters 2015 #158
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Image	download

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About Root-Kin Ally

Root-Kin Ally, Creature — elemental warrior, designed by Arnie Swekel first released in Oct, 2005 in the set Ravnica: City of Guilds and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.35.

This Root-Kin Ally card would be beneficial in a green-based creature deck that focuses on generating a wide board presence, as it can be easily cast using Convoke and has a useful ability to pump itself by tapping creatures. However, in a competitive setting, there are better options like Steel Leaf Champion or Questing Beast that provide more immediate impact and value, making Root-Kin Ally less likely to see play in top-tier decks.

Rules

03/19/21

If a creature you control has a mana ability with in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell’s costs. You won’t be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won’t be on the battlefield when you pay the spell’s costs, so you won’t be able to tap it for convoke.

03/19/21

You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

10/05/18

Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for or one mana of your choice of any of that creature’s colors.

10/05/18

When calculating a spell’s total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated.

10/05/18

You can tap an untapped creature you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn to convoke a spell.