Rootwise Survivor — ruling 1

If a creature's survival ability triggers but that creature is untapped when the ability begins to resolve, that ability won't do anything.

Rootwise Survivor — ruling 2

Rootwise Survivor's last ability doesn't have a duration, which means the land remains a creature indefinitely.

Rootwise Survivor — ruling 3

Survival abilities (and other abilities that trigger at the beginning of your second main phase) will trigger at the beginning of the second main phase you take in a turn. They won't trigger during your third, fourth, or other additional main phases in a single turn, if effects somehow cause you to have more than two main phases.

Rootwise Survivor — ruling 4

If a creature with a survival ability isn't tapped when your second main phase begins, the ability won't trigger at all. You won't be able to tap it during your second main phase in time to have that ability trigger.

Rootwise Survivor — ruling 5

If a creature's survival ability triggers but the creature leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, use its tapped or untapped status as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether or not the ability will do anything.

Rootwise Survivor : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Rootwise Survivor is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Haste Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if this creature is tapped, put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target land you control. That land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature in addition to its other types. It gains haste until your next turn.

How it works : Rootwise Survivor

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1September 20, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature's survival ability triggers but that creature is untapped when the ability begins to resolve, that ability won't do anything.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2September 20, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
Rootwise Survivor's last ability doesn't have a duration, which means the land remains a creature indefinitely.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3September 20, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
Survival abilities (and other abilities that trigger at the beginning of your second main phase) will trigger at the beginning of the second main phase you take in a turn. They won't trigger during your third, fourth, or other additional main phases in a single turn, if effects somehow cause you to have more than two main phases.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4September 20, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature with a survival ability isn't tapped when your second main phase begins, the ability won't trigger at all. You won't be able to tap it during your second main phase in time to have that ability trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5September 20, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature's survival ability triggers but the creature leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, use its tapped or untapped status as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether or not the ability will do anything.
No other card is named in this ruling.