Ashroot Animist — Rooted Power
Ashroot Animist brings a compact punch to red green aggro and midrange shells. The Extended Art treatment on this Foundations printing frames the lizard druid midstride through a charred glade, making it easy to read the board role at a glance. As a 4 4 with trample for a total cost of {2}{R}{G}, it demands immediate respect in combat and doubles as a power amplifier for a second attacker when it swings.
When Ashroot Animist attacks it turns another creature you control into a threat by giving it trample and a temporary buff equal to this creature's power. That interaction rewards board presence and careful sequencing rather than raw card advantage. The card plays well with anthem effects or creatures that grow between turns and it functions as both attacker and on attack support. If you pilot creature based decks this piece slots in smoothly. Add it to a deck where incremental combat advantages close games.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{R}{G}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Lizard Druid
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Trample. When this creature attacks, another target creature you control gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
