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Rooting Moloch

{4}{R}

Creature — Lizard

J22Jumpstart 2022#590uncommon

Their feeding habits leave them with gizzards full of tumbled gems.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 60
Illustrator
Andrey Kuzinskiy
Found in
Jumpstart 2022 Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
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.)
4/4
Cycling

Plays as: Card Draw

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.06
$0.03 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 2 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 17, 2020 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If you don’t play the exiled card, it remains exiled.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    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.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    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.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    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.