The Wizard of Ooze [PRIME SLIME PRIMER]

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Combo Infinite Combo Multiplayer Primer Reanimator

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Creature (26)

• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodrite Invoker
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Knacksaw Clique
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Narcomoeba
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Old Stickfingers
• 1x Phantasmagorian
• 1x Thornling
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wall of Roots

Land (36)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sylvan Library

Instant (16)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Intuition
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Memory's Journey
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Otherworldly Gaze
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Shallow Grave
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dig Up
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Glimpse the Unthinkable
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Postmortem Lunge
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Solve the Equation
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Unmarked Grave

Commander (1)

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Intro

The Mimeoplasm is a radioactive Wizard of Ooze whose gelatinous depths are streaked through with cunning green combos, blue spell-sliming counterspells, and resilient black necromancy. The signature magic of this monster is copying creatures from graveyards in lethal combinations.

Now featuring The Wizard of Barge art from the Prime Slime Secret Lair drop!

Why play this deck

• You prefer taking advantage of all zones of play, especially the graveyard.
• You enjoy combinations.
• You like to reanimate, counter, and treat your library like a toolbox.
• You're looking for a resilient deck that has many lines of play.
• You prefer an unusual commander that can also serve as a wincon.

Why not play this deck

• Your meta is filled with graveyard hate.
• You don't want to win with a combo.
• You prefer to cast your commander in every game.
• You don’t like using staple cards.
• You are on a budget.
• You dislike slime.

How to Win

• This deck uses the infamous combo of Hermit Druid, Dread Return, and Necrotic Ooze to generate infinite mana, sink it all into Bloodrite Invoker and drain all life from each opponent.
• Alternatively, Necrotic Ooze can mimic Bloom Tender and Knacksaw Clique to mill out all opponents.
• It can also win by activating Hermit Druid with Laboratory Maniac in play and flashing back Deep Analysis to draw a card.
• As a last resort, The Mimeoplasm can copy massive creatures from graveyards and win through commander damage.

Plan A: Vampiric Slime

Use Necrotic Ooze to make infinite mana and then finish off opponents with Bloodrite Invoker.

1. Activate Hermit Druid by paying {G} and {T} to put the entire library in the graveyard as there are no basic lands. This will put Narcomoeba into play for free. If Narcomoeba is in your graveyard or your hand, play a land and that will bring back Bloodghast to the battlefield.
2. Unearth Fatestitcher into play from the graveyard for {U}. It has haste so use it's {T} ability to {UNTAP} a land.
3. Next, discard any combo pieces from your hand that you'll need in your graveyard (like Devoted Druid, Wall of Roots, Fatestitcher, Channeler Initiate, Thornling, Dread Return, Necrotic Ooze, Bloodghast, Laboratory Maniac, Bloom Tender, Knacksaw Clique and/or Bloodrite Invoker) for free with Phantasmagorian's ability.
4. Now that you have three creatures in play (Hermit Druid, Fatestitcher, and Narcomoeba or Bloodghast), you can flashback Dread Return by sacrificing them to reanimate Necrotic Ooze aka "Nooze".
5. Nooze mimics Wall of Roots ability to create {G}.
6. Pay {G} so Nooze mimics Thornling's ability to give itself haste.
7. Nooze mimics Devoted Druid to {T} and produce {G}.
8. Nooze continues to mimic Devoted Druid to {UNTAP} which adds a -1/-1 counter.
9. Now Nooze mimics Channeler Initiate to {T} and remove that -1/-1 counter and produce another mana of any color.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 infinitely gaining two mana each time.
11. Finally Nooze mimics Bloodrite Invoker to sink all that infinite mana into the vampire's lifedrain ability bringing all opponents to zero life for the win!
    YOU JUST OVERWHELMED THE BATTLEFIELD WITH VAMPIRIC SLIME!

Plan B: Millhouse

Use Necrotic Ooze to mill all opponent libraries down to zero cards so they die at the beginning of their turn. This combo uses the same first 6 steps of Plan A above but it can also go off when Necrotic Ooze is on the battlefield and both Bloom Tender + Knacksaw Clique are in the graveyard.

1. Activate Hermit Druid by paying {G} and {T} to put the entire library in the graveyard as there are no basic lands. This will put Narcomoeba into play for free. If Narcomoeba is in your graveyard or your hand, play a land and that will bring back Bloodghast to the battlefield.
2. Unearth Fatestitcher into play from the graveyard for {U}. It has haste so use it's {T} ability to {UNTAP} a land.
3. Next, discard any combo pieces from your hand that you'll need in your graveyard (like Devoted Druid, Wall of Roots, Fatestitcher, Channeler Initiate, Thornling, Dread Return, Necrotic Ooze, Bloodghast, Laboratory Maniac, Bloom Tender, Knacksaw Clique and/or Bloodrite Invoker) for free with Phantasmagorian's ability.
4. Now that you have three creatures in play (Hermit Druid, Fatestitcher, and Narcomoeba or Bloodghast), you can flashback Dread Return by sacrificing them to reanimate Necrotic Ooze aka "Nooze".
5. Nooze mimics Wall of Roots ability to create {G}.
6. Pay {G} so Nooze mimics Thornling's ability to give itself haste.
7. Nooze mimics Bloom Tender to {T} and produce 2 mana involving at least 1 {U}.
8. Now Nooze mimics Knacksaw Clique to {UNTAP} and mill an opponent.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until all opponent libraries have zero cards.

Plan C: The Golden Snitch

Win with Laboratory Maniac.

• Activate Hermit Druid with Laboratory Maniac in play. Flashback Deep Analysis to win instantly. If Hermit Druid is in the graveyard, reanimate it or mimic it with Necrotic Ooze.
• You can also fallback on this combo if Hermit Druid has already been activated and someone has removed your Plan A combo pieces. Just flashback Memory's Journey putting Reanimate on top of the library. Then reanimate Laboratory Maniac and flashback Deep Analysis to win instantly.

Plan D: Reanimator

• Reanimate Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur as early as turn 2 to slow opponents down and help dig for Hermit Druid or tutors.
• After Hermit Druid or Laboratory Maniac eat removal from opponents that are wise to your plans, which will absolutely happen, bring them back via reanimation spells like Reanimate, Apprentice Necromancer, Animate Dead, Life / Death, Exhume, Dread Return, or Postmortem Lunge.
• If past 6 counter spells and 8 reanimation spells, Hermit Druid is still somehow in the graveyard, Necrotic Ooze can be played manually too. Then it can mimic Hermit Druid and give you another attempt at Plans A, B,and C above.
• As a last resort, The Mimeoplasm can mimic a combo creature from these plans or even copy giant creatures to win through commander damage.

Max out the competitive meter

A quick reference of competitive alternatives:
Thornling > Blighted Bat
Fauna Shaman > Survival of the Fittest
Glimpse the Unthinkable > Imperial Seal
Bloodrite Invoker > Walking Ballista
Check lands and Bounce lands > Original dual lands and fast mana rocks.

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Battlecruiser 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mill 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	WR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 64 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.41
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	EDG, to try, Combo Deck, Mill Deck, Sultai EDH, Interesting EDH decks made by other people, Interesting , Flubber, Sultai, stuff