Zendikar's Roil 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
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 2/2 green Elemental creature token.
Complete guide
Zendikar's Roil is a powerful enchantment that turns every landscape expansion into a physical threat. By harnessing the Landfall mechanic, it ensures that your resource development simultaneously builds a formidable army of Elementals.
What It Does
Zendikar's Roil features a Landfall ability, which is a triggered ability that triggers whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control. Each time this happens, the enchantment creates a 2/2 green Elemental creature token. It does not matter if the land was played as your turnly land play or put onto the battlefield by a spell or ability.
How It Resolves Step by Step
First, a land enters the battlefield under your control, causing the Landfall ability to trigger and go on the stack. Next, players have a chance to respond with spells or abilities. Finally, if no one counters the ability, it resolves, and you place a 2/2 green Elemental creature token onto the battlefield.
Common Mistakes
A common mistake is forgetting that the token creation is mandatory; the text does not say 'you may,' so you must create the token. Additionally, remember that the land must successfully enter the battlefield; if a land play is somehow prevented, the ability will not trigger. Also, note that the tokens themselves are not lands and will not trigger subsequent Landfall abilities.
When to Play It
This card is best utilized in decks that can put multiple lands onto the battlefield in a single turn. It provides excellent board presence in the mid-to-late game, turning late-game land draws into relevant blockers or attackers.
Interaction examples
Doubling Season
ElementalWith both enchantments on the battlefield, play a land. Zendikar's Roil triggers to create one 2/2 green Elemental creature token. Doubling Season's static ability sees this effect and replaces it, resulting in you creating two 2/2 green Elemental creature tokens instead.
Guardian ProjectWhen a land enters, Zendikar's Roil creates an Elemental token. However, Guardian Project specifically triggers only when a 'nontoken' creature enters. Because the Elemental is a token, Guardian Project will not trigger, and you will not draw a card from this interaction.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Zendikar's Roil
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Kodama of the East Tree + Simic Growth Chamber + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Simic Growth Chamber.
- 2When Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Simic Growth Chamber trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Simic Growth Chamber from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Kodama of the East Tree + Gruul Turf + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Gruul Turf.
- 2When Gruul Turf enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Gruul Turf trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Gruul Turf from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Gruul Turf enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Kodama of the East Tree + Guildless Commons + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Guildless Commons.
- 2When Guildless Commons enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Guildless Commons trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Guildless Commons from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Guildless Commons enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Kodama of the East Tree + Selesnya Sanctuary + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Selesnya Sanctuary.
- 2When Selesnya Sanctuary enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Selesnya Sanctuary trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Selesnya Sanctuary from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Selesnya Sanctuary enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Perilous Forays + Lotus Cobra + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Activate Perilous Forays by paying
and sacrificing a creature, causing you to search your library for a land card with a basic land type and put it onto the battlefield tapped. - 2When the land enters the battlefield Lotus Cobra and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 3Resolve the Lotus Cobra trigger, adding .
- 4Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a creature token.
- 5Repeat.
Perilous Forays + Tireless Provisioner + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Activate Perilous Forays by paying and sacrificing a creature, causing you to search your library for a land card with a basic land type and put it onto the battlefield tapped.
- 2When the land enters the battlefield Tireless Provisioner and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 3Resolve the Tireless Provisioner trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a creature token.
- 6Repeat.
Kodama of the East Tree + Golgari Rot Farm + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Golgari Rot Farm.
- 2When Golgari Rot Farm enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Golgari Rot Farm trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Golgari Rot Farm from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Golgari Rot Farm enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Kodama of the East Tree + Izzet Boilerworks + Zendikar's Roil
- 1Play Izzet Boilerworks.
- 2When Izzet Boilerworks enters the battlefield, it, Zendikar's Roil, and Kodama of the East Tree trigger.
- 3Resolve the Kodama of the East Tree trigger, choosing not to put anything from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Izzet Boilerworks trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Zendikar's Roil trigger, creating a token.
- 6When the token enters the battlefield, Kodama triggers, putting Izzet Boilerworks from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 7When Izzet Boilerworks enters the battlefield, it and Zendikar's Roil trigger.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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