This card is delicious, flavor-wise. Oozes are probably my favorite creature type, and I'm quite happy someone on the Wizards team seems to want to make a fun, Johnny, ooze related card in every block.
However, despite all this, I think they really flubbed the execution of this card.
First, let's discuss mana cost. 5 mana seems very reasonable for this effect, clearly this isn't meant to be a solid Constructed card, so for the kitchen table 5 mana for essentially anti-removal seems very fair. I also love the single green in the mana cost, a nice gesture.
Where this card falls is its very unfortunate drawback of your entire Ooze army being wiped out by a simple Demystify or Naturalize. I feel like this really hurts on this card's playability, and for no good reason too, considering it really doesn't make sense flavor-wise. (Destroying the source of the Blob didn't stop it...)
I guess there really isn't any other way they could have ... (see all)
Posted By:
GruesomeGoo
(10/24/2011 6:33:48 AM)
Best friends with Plaguemaw Beast, especially since this will get the counter BEFORE it gets proliferated from the beast! :D
Posted By:
ARandomMop
(9/27/2011 2:23:01 PM)
@ GruesomeGoo
Very well put. For the effect the drawback is just too harsh. This is only for draft & sealed play. Too vulnerable even for casual play. Pity that WotC didn't put more thought in this. Perhaps there will be a better version later. 1,5/5 for poor design.
Posted By:
AncientTimer
(10/31/2011 5:03:32 AM)
longwinded: don't forget Gheistcatcher's Rig!
everyone: Parallel Lives. Doubling Season. etc. etc. yes, it's completely overdone. still outrageously good times. :)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(9/25/2011 9:43:41 PM)
This will work well in my Fungus/Saproling deck. Nice card!
Posted By:
GhostRider1025
(9/23/2011 2:33:50 PM)
this actually seems like the most fun card in the block to me... mostly because of the thought of fighting my opponent in the sewers then making this happen!
also i love tokens
Posted By:
brunsbr103
(9/23/2011 3:34:30 PM)
Followed by Essence of the Wild then go to town with your small critters, or use the sac engine of your choice.
Your elf got run over?
Here, have a 6/6...
Posted By:
roguepariah
(10/3/2011 2:56:12 PM)
sh1+
it kills.
Posted By:
DragonicSphinx
(9/23/2011 11:56:35 PM)
Did you really wanna cast day of judgement?
didnt think so
Posted By:
Kyzar
(10/14/2011 12:04:53 PM)
One word:
Naturalize
Posted By:
Virde
(9/25/2011 5:53:36 PM)