Scavenging Ooze
Creature — Ooze
: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Core Set 2021 Promos
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #1488
Scavenging Ooze is one of the most efficient pieces of graveyard hate in green — it eats cards from any graveyard, gains life, and grows itself, all at instant speed for a single mana per activation. The cost is that it needs a stocked graveyard to matter, but in Commander that condition is almost always met by turn three.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze wants every Ooze it can get, and Scavenging Ooze is one of the best in the tribe — it enters as a 2/2 that scales independently of storm count, giving the deck a resilient threat that keeps growing after the big storm turn resolves.
Dina, Soul Steeper
Every life gained triggers Dina, Soul Steeper's drain ability, so Scavenging Ooze's repeated lifegain activations turn incidental graveyard hate into incremental damage dealt to every opponent at the table.
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer puts a counter on itself and lets you scry whenever you gain life, so each Scavenging Ooze activation that gains a life is also filtering your draws and building toward a lethal swing.
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
Scavenging Ooze sits at verse counter two for Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, giving the deck an early tutor target that also handles problematic graveyard decks before they get going.
Duskana, the Rage Mother
Duskana, the Rage Mother pumps every 2/2 creature you control, and Scavenging Ooze enters as a 2/2 — so even before it eats a single card it qualifies for the anthem and comes in swinging for four.
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, Scavenging Ooze is a staple — graveyard synergies are everywhere, and a two-drop that answers them while growing into a legitimate threat is exactly the kind of card that justifies a slot in any green deck. In Modern and Legacy, it has seen serious sideboard and mainboard play as one of the premier pieces of green graveyard hate, competing with Nihil Spellbomb and Rest in Peace in a slot that can also win the game on its own. Pioneer's graveyard decks are less oppressive but the Ooze still shows up in midrange sideboards where a threat that doubles as disruption outperforms pure hate. Standard legality makes it accessible to newer players, though its power is most apparent the more graveyard activity there is across the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Scavenging Ooze is bulk despite being a genuine staple — wide reprinting has driven the price down far below its play rate. It's safe to pick up copies without any concern about overpaying; this is a card that earns its slot and costs almost nothing to acquire.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
- Dina, Soul Steeper
- Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
- Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
- Duskana, the Rage Mother
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.