Ooze Spill
Instant
Counter target spell. Create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #16243
Ooze Spill clears the board of every token and small creature while leaving a pile of Ooze tokens roughly proportional to what died — a sweeper and a payoff in one card. Five mana is real, but getting both halves without spending a second card makes it worth the slot in the right shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ooze Spill earns its seat in any deck that wants to punish go-wide token strategies while simultaneously refueling its own board — the two-for-one nature is exactly what a four-player table rewards. Competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer have more efficient sweepers at lower mana values, so Ooze Spill rarely makes the cut there. Standard is the exception if the format is token-heavy and your deck can exploit the resulting Ooze mass. Legacy and Vintage have no interest at five mana when cheaper options exist at every step of the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Ooze Spill sits firmly in bulk territory — buy a playset without thinking twice. Bulk rares rarely climb unless they find a breakout combo home, so don't treat it as anything other than a cheap, functional pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.