Happy Friday everyone! I just recently uploaded a new video to my YouTube account showcasing two exclusive preview cards from Wizards of the Coast! Make sure you stop by there (the link is under my name) to see the awesome cards we'll be getting next month! Alright, we're ending our week of tournament level cards with one of the strongest removal cards for the Nature Civilization, Root Trap.

Name: Root Trap
Civilization: Nature
Type: Spell
Race: N/A
Level: 7
Power: N/A
Flavor Text: "Nature's way is the Law of the Jungle: survival of the fittest." -Master Chavez
Rarity: Rare
Set Number:   156/165 l 3RIS

Abilities:
Shield Blast (Instead of putting this spell into your hand from a broken shield, you may cast it for free.)
Put target enemy creature from the battle zone into your opponent's mana zone.

This is the Nature Civilization equivalent to Terror Pit. This card can get rid of any creature on your opponent's side of the battle zone at the cost of giving them a free mana boost. Conveniently though, this is also a shield blast, so it allows you to get some removal for free on occasion.

In almost all situations I would say that Terror Pit has the upper hand on this card, however, with the recent introduction of Lux and Orion, Radiant Fury back in Evo Fury, there's now a legitimate reason to want to put one of their cards into their mana zone; it won't trigger their effects! What makes it even better is when your opponent normally relies on retrieving cards from their discard pile and they can't anymore since it's now in their mana zone instead!

Root Trap has always been one of those cards that has been on the fence for me since I don't like to give my opponent an advantage. I've noticed though, that sometimes a slight advantage can be the difference between winning and losing, even if you're giving that to your opponent, it may be just the push that you need to win the game.

Ratings:

Constructed: 4.25/5.00 (Gets rid of any creature in the battle zone and can be potentially played for free. It does give your opponent free mana though and in some cases, multiple due to evolutions.)

Limited: 4.75/5.00 (Amazing removal for the limited format. Save it for when it counts!)

I hope you enjoyed my review and again, make sure to stop on over to my YouTube channel to check out the new preview cards I received! Stay tuned for next week's cards, when we take a look at some potential "sleeper" cards in the game!  Until next time my fellow Kaijudo Duel Masters, keep calm and game on!