Rootless Yew
Creature — Treefolk
When this creature dies, search your library for a creature card with power or toughness 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #15828
Rootless Yew tutors any creature with power 4 or greater directly onto the battlefield at the end of the turn it attacks — that's a free Chord of Calling stapled to a 4/5 body. Six mana is real, but in any deck that wants a specific fatty in play rather than in hand, Rootless Yew earns the slot over slower alternatives like Fierce Empath.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd wants Rootless Yew in nearly 60% of its builds because the Yew's attack trigger chains directly into the tree-creature synergies Fangorn rewards — attack, tutor a high-power tree or creature onto the battlefield, and immediately fuel Fangorn's own triggers the following turn.
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 |
Commander is where Rootless Yew actually sees play — singleton formats reward reliable creature tutors, and dropping a fatty directly into play rather than into hand is a meaningful upgrade over comparable effects. In Modern and Legacy, six mana for a 4/5 that tutors on attack is simply too slow against proactive linear strategies, and better toolbox options exist at lower costs. Pioneer is the same story; the format's threats outpace what Rootless Yew can accomplish at that point on the curve. Oathbreaker shares Commander's tutor-friendly context, so it's playable there in the right creature-heavy build.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Rootless Yew is deep bulk — easy to acquire in quantity without any budget consideration. Bulk rares rarely spike unless a specific commander or mechanic pushes them into heavy demand, and Rootless Yew's narrow use case keeps it firmly in trade-binder territory for the foreseeable future.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.