Rootha, Mercurial Artist

Gameplan

Cast Rootha, then chain spell copies by paying and bouncing her to recast later—turning every big instant or sorcery into two. You build a spellslinger/storm shell that copies burn, draw, ramp, or X-spells to overwhelm the table, and since she returns to hand you can recast her repeatedly for value. Pair her with a Background (she has the Choose a Background ability) to add a third color or strong static effect.

Key Cards

• Fireball — X burn that Rootha copies for a second face-melting or removal hit, often lethal across multiple players.
• Comet Storm — Multitarget X-burn that doubles into a board wipe or multi-kill when copied.
• Mizzix's Mastery — Copying it lets you flashback two huge sorceries from your graveyard in one turn for a blowout.
• Expansion // Explosion — Explosion is a copyable draw-and-burn finisher; Expansion adds extra fork redundancy.
• Increasing Vengeance — Doubles down on Rootha's copy theme and protects key spells with extra copies.
• Thousand-Year Storm — Stacks with Rootha so every spell you cast already copies, multiplying your output.

Upgrade Path

Lean into cost reduction (Goblin Electromancer, Baral, Chief of Compliance) and ritual mana so Rootha's activations and recasts flow freely. Add big payoff X-spells and recursion (Mizzix's Mastery, Past in Flames) plus a strong Background like Sword Coast Sailor or a value Background to fix mana and add resilience. Push toward a storm or twin-copy combo line with Dualcaster Mage effects to convert your copies into an instant win.