Gelatinous Genesis
Sorcery
Create X X/X green Ooze creature tokens.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.54
- EDHREC rank
- #8221
Gelatinous Genesis drops an army of X/X Ooze tokens — one token per mana spent above two, each sized to match — which means a single cast with seven or eight mana is already a board-filling threat. The cost is that it's a sorcery with no immediate protection, so it lives or dies on whether you can untap with those tokens; Aeve, Progenitor Ooze decks don't care, because the storm trigger means Genesis is often the exclamation point on a turn where the board is already won.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze is the natural home — Gelatinous Genesis serves as a high-X reset button or a storm payoff that floods the board with same-sized Oozes to copy off Aeve's trigger, letting a single spell snowball into a critical mass of tokens.
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet effectively cuts the cost of Gelatinous Genesis in half by tapping for four toward any X spell, letting you land a much larger wave of Oozes than your available land count would otherwise allow.
Witherbloom, the Balancer
Witherbloom, the Balancer pairs life-gain and life-loss effects with a wide token strategy, and Gelatinous Genesis delivers exactly the kind of sudden board presence that converts a mana advantage into a life-total threat in one swing.
The Mimeoplasm
The Mimeoplasm decks stock the graveyard with large creatures, and Gelatinous Genesis can seed multiple fat Oozes that double as +1/+1 counter sources when The Mimeoplasm enters — the synergy is indirect but real in shells that want big bodies at low opportunity cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Gelatinous Genesis actually earns its slot — the format's larger mana pools mean X spells scale past the point of being cute, and token-wide strategies have enough tribal and anthem support to finish games. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but competes in formats where sorcery-speed token generation without immediate impact is too slow; no competitive lists want it. Oathbreaker is the other viable home, where a dedicated X-spell or Ooze-tribal signature spell shell can deploy Gelatinous Genesis repeatedly off the command zone for a consistent late-game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.54 bulk tier
At $0.54, Gelatinous Genesis is bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in and not a meaningful budget decision either way. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a new Ooze-tribal or X-spell commander dramatically spikes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
- Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
- Witherbloom, the Balancer
- The Mimeoplasm
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.