Temperamental Oozewagg
Creature — Ooze Brushwagg
: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
Modified creatures you control have trample. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #10423
Temperamental Oozewagg floods the board with token copies of itself whenever you cast a spell, turning every cantrip or ritual into a mass-replication event. The cost is that it only triggers on spells cast while it's already in play, so it rewards decks built around it rather than decks that stumble into it — Aeve, Progenitor Ooze being the obvious home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Aeve, Progenitor Ooze's storm mechanic means every copy of Aeve that lands creates more Oozes, and Temperamental Oozewagg stacks directly on top of that — each spell you cast to build storm count also triggers Oozewagg, doubling the board presence you're already trying to manufacture.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Temperamental Oozewagg is a Commander card first — it wants a critical mass of spells and a payoff for wide boards, conditions that 100-card singleton enables better than any other format. In Pauper it's legal but competing for slots in shells that don't particularly want a slow token generator at that mana cost. Legacy and Vintage have the spell density to make Temperamental Oozewagg explosive in theory, but neither format has any reason to sleeve it up over faster, more consistent win conditions. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Temperamental Oozewagg is bulk, and it should stay there — it's a powerful build-around in the right deck but not a cross-format staple that drives demand. Pick up copies freely; there's no reason to pay a premium.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aeve, Progenitor Ooze
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.