Deeproot Champion
Creature — Merfolk Shaman
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19288
Deeproot Champion becomes a threat fast — every noncreature spell you cast drops another +1/+1 counter on it, and it has hexproof, meaning opponents can't pick it off with targeted removal. It's a one-drop that demands an answer or spirals out of control in any spell-heavy green deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deeproot Champion is the kind of card that rewards spell-dense green builds, and Commander is where it's hardest to abuse consistently — one copy in a 99-card deck means you won't see it every game, and the combat-centric payoff is less reliable at a table of four. It's more at home in Modern and Pioneer Merfolk shells or Simic tempo lists where you can reliably chain cheap spells and back it up with lords. Legacy has faster threats and better options, so Deeproot Champion sits on the fringes there. In Commander, the hexproof makes it annoying to interact with, but one creature that grows large doesn't close games at the EDH table without serious support.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Deeproot Champion isn't available in the current dataset — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its niche application and the depth of competition at the one-drop slot in competitive formats, it typically sits in budget-to-mid territory and is worth picking up if you're building around it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.