Scavenging Ooze
Creature — Ooze
: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.
*In nature, not a single bone or scrap of flesh goes to waste.*
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Why Play Scavenging Ooze
A versatile two-drop that provides both graveyard hate and board presence, making it valuable in creature-based midrange and aggressive strategies. The ability to grow while disrupting opponent's graveyard synergies makes it particularly strong against decks relying on flashback, delve, or reanimation effects. Green midrange decks appreciate the flexible mana investment - you can deploy it early as a 2/2 body or hold up activation mana to respond to graveyard-based plays.Format Notes
Strongest in Modern and Legacy where graveyard strategies are prevalent, often appearing in sideboards as flexible hate that doesn't sacrifice board development. Sees consistent play in Pioneer Green midrange builds and occasionally makes Standard appearances when graveyard mechanics are prominent. Commander players frequently include it as repeatable graveyard control that can become a legitimate threat over longer games.Combos & Synergies
Pairs excellently with self-mill effects like Satyr Wayfinder to fuel your own graveyard while selectively exiling opponent's key cards. Works well alongside Hardened Scales or The Ozolith to maximize the value of accumulated +1/+1 counters. Collected Company decks appreciate the instant-speed activation that can surprise opponents by growing the Ooze in response to removal or combat tricks.Featured in These Decks
- Token Triumph Commander
- Death Toll Commander
- Counterpunch Commander
- Corrupting Influence Commander
- Breed Lethality Commander
- Breed Lethality Commander
