Ochre Jelly
Creature — Ooze
Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Split — When this creature dies, if it had two or more +1/+1 counters on it, create a token that's a copy of it at the beginning of the next end step. The token enters with half that many +1/+1 counters on it, rounded down.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #6477
Ochre Jelly enters as an X/X where X is the mana spent on it, and when it dies it splits into two copies at half the size — a recursive, self-propagating threat that demands two answers instead of one. Aeve, Progenitor Ooze decks run it as a matter of course, and any green shell that cares about tokens, +1/+1 counters, or sacrifice fodder has a reason to look twice.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze storms off by casting the same spell repeatedly, and Ochre Jelly scales with each copy — every token that dies mid-combat or to a removal spell immediately replaces itself, giving the Aeve engine a self-replenishing flood of bodies to work with.
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
Rosheen, Roaring Prophet generates four mana specifically for X spells, and Ochre Jelly converts that directly into a large, persistent threat — cast it for six or eight, and a single removal spell doesn't clean it up.
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded cares about creatures entering from everywhere, and Ochre Jelly's split-on-death trigger fires without any extra setup, feeding Primo's engine every time an opponent tries to clear the board.
The Mimeoplasm
The Mimeoplasm uses graveyard creatures as raw material, and an Ochre Jelly that died and split leaves multiple same-named bodies in the bin — each one a valid target for exiling as a counter source or as the base creature.
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
Sovereign Okinec Ahau puts +1/+1 counters on the biggest creature that attacks, and an Ochre Jelly that has already been pumped by Okinec's triggers grows increasingly expensive to fully remove, since each split copy still carries counters from the turn it attacked.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ochre Jelly is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. In 60-card formats the combination of high mana investment and a split payoff that arrives at sorcery speed is simply too slow — Modern and Pioneer have no interest in a creature that asks for four-plus mana before it threatens anything. Commander is the one format where the math works: the singleton rule is irrelevant when the card replaces itself, the longer game rewards mana investment, and token-doubling effects like Parallel Lives turn the split trigger into an exponential avalanche. Oathbreaker can find niche use in the same Ooze-tribal or X-spell shells that love it in Commander, but the smaller card pool and faster clock make it a conditional include rather than an obvious one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Ochre Jelly sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it a zero-risk pickup for any Commander deck that can use it. Bulk rares at this price point rarely spike unless a combo or commander pushes demand, and the card's appeal is niche enough that $0.36 is likely a stable floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
- Rosheen, Roaring Prophet
- Primo, the Unbounded
- The Mimeoplasm
- Sovereign Okinec Ahau
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.