{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my August contest entry deck, except this is the version where I'm trying to be mean instead of being creative.\n\nStep 1: Establish the Uugguu beachhead"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlay "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uugguu, the Omniplasm"}},{"insert":" and then clone it on the same turn to get two backup copies, as early as you can.\n\nDO NOT play Uugguu alone. That's begging for Uugguu to be removed. With backup Uugguus on the board, removing the real one is actually bad for your opponents, because you just get more!\n\nWith 3 mana"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n- Plot "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Visage Bandit"}},{"insert":" the turn before playing Uugguu. The next turn, play Uugguu, and then clone it with the bandit. (BGU)\n\n- Play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silent Hallcreeper"}},{"insert":" the turn before playing Uugguu. The next turn, play Uugguu, then attack with the hallcreeper and clone Uugguu with it. (BGU)\n\nWith 4 mana"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n- Play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror of the Forebears"}},{"insert":" the turn before playing Uugguu and declare it as \"Ooze\". The next turn, play Uugguu, and then clone it with the mirror. (1BGU)\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"- With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Ritual"}},{"insert":" in hand, any of the 5 or 6 mana solutions below. (BGUU, or 1BGU with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirage Mirror"}},{"insert":" )\n\n- With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Culling the Weak"}},{"insert":" in hand and a suitable victim on the board, any of the 5, 6, or 7 mana solutions below. (BGUU, or 1BGU with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirage Mirror"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":" )\n\nWith 5 mana"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n- Play Uugguu, and then clone it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantasmal Image"}},{"insert":". (1BBGU)\n\n- Play some other creature the turn before playing Uugguu. The next turn, play Uugguu, and turn the other creature into a clone of it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fleeting Reflection"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Metamorphic Alteration"}},{"insert":". (1BBGU)\n\n- Play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirage Mirror"}},{"insert":" the turn before Uugguu. The next turn, play Uugguu, and then clone it with the mirror. (2BGU)\n\nWith 6 mana"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n- Play Uugguu, and then clone it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cephalid Facetaker"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Image"}},{"insert":". (2BBGU)\n\n- Play Uugguu, and then clone it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":", paying the Phyrexian mana cost with life. (3BGU and 2 life)\n\n- Play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shapesharer"}},{"insert":" the turn before playing Uugguu. The next turn, use Shapesharer's ability to turn it or another Shapeshifter into a clone of Uugguu. (2BBGU)\n\n- Play some other creature the turn before playing Uugguu. The next turn, play Uugguu, then turn the other creature into a clone of it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Polymorphous Rush"}},{"insert":". (2BBGU)\n\nWith 7 mana (worst case!)"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n- Play Uugguu, and then clone it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stunt Double"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Visage Bandit"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waxen Shapethief"}},{"insert":", paying the regular casting cost where applicable. (3BBGU)\n\nRamping without Uugguu"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Divide Guide"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manaweft Sliver"}},{"insert":" are mana dorks that will also press your Changelings into mana service. Goes great with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Changeling Outcast"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Amoeboid Changeling"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shapesharer"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stalactite Dagger"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptolith Rite"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Vitality"}},{"insert":" turn everyone into dorks. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Vitality"}},{"insert":" is also a great target for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fleeting Reflection"}},{"insert":" and freinds; you can turn it into a copy of Uugguu, get more Uugguus, and get it back as an enchantment.\n\nStep 2: Get nasty"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMake more Uugguu"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nClone Uugguu again, as many times as possible. Assuming you don't lose any along the way:\n\n- first generation adds 6 for a total of 9\n- second generation adds 18 for a total of 27\n- third generation adds 54 for a total of 81\n- fourth generation adds 162 for a total of 243\n\nIt still definitely depends a little bit on getting good draws, but I've been able to hit third generation by turn 5 or 6 about 2/3rds of the time while goldfishing.\n\nRamp with Uugguu"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Divide Guide"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manaweft Sliver"}},{"insert":" continue to do great work with any Changelings you happen to clone. Even better if you can turn them into Changelings themselves; more on this below.\n\nTurn "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Firdoch Core"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutavault"}},{"insert":" into a creature and then kill it in front of Uugguu to get a bunch of copies. You can also get a bunch of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutavault"}},{"insert":" tokens by killing "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutable Explorer"}},{"insert":" .\n\nCopy other Changelings and Oozes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMake an unblockable army of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Changeling Outcast"}},{"insert":" tokens.\n\nRemove every artifact and enchantment on the board with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chomping Changeling"}},{"insert":" . Want mass land denial too? "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Acidic Slime"}},{"insert":" will do it.\n\nExile every creature with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gelatinous Cube"}},{"insert":" .\n\nPut your entire graveyard back into your hand with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Graveshifter"}},{"insert":" .\n\nDon't forget to recycle"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nKeep recycling those clones! When you need to kill something in front of Uugguu, use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Desperate Plea"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deadly Brew"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rise of the Witch-king"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cauldron of Essence"}},{"insert":" to get something back while you do it. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meren of Clan Nel Toth"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Researcher // Reanimate"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Reclamation"}},{"insert":" should keep your Uugguu collection growing, once you've got it started.\n\nCopy things that aren't Changelings or Oozes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOnce you've got "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maskwood Nexus"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Adaptation"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Leyline of Transformation"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stalactite Dagger"}},{"insert":" out, you can start playing Uugguu games with other stuff. Here are some assorted hilarious pranks you can play:\n\n- Supercharge your ramp by copying your mana dorks\n\n- Make an unblockable army of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silent Hallcreeper"}},{"insert":" , draw a bunch of cards, and make a bunch more Uugguus\n\n- Copy "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meren of Clan Nel Toth"}},{"insert":" , get a bunch of experience counters off of a single death, and then put your entire graveyard back on to the battlefield every turn\n\n- Copy "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath"}},{"insert":" to draw a bunch of cards, play a bunch of lands, and gain a bunch of life; feed them to other instant-speed sacrifice outlets like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evolutionary Leap"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vampiric Rites"}},{"insert":" for "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"maximum efficiency. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"WARNING:"},{"insert":" Uro's draw is not a \"may\" so you can deck yourself and lose if you try this with too many Uugguus!\n\n- Make a bunch of copies of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Braids, Arisen Nightmare"}},{"insert":" and then feed them to each other to wipe everyone else's board, or feed them all your lands if you're feeling confident in your fleet of mana dorks and rocks.\n\n- Use one of your clones to make a copy of an opponent's creature (or dig one out of their graveyard with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Researcher // Reanimate"}},{"insert":"), then make a bunch more copies of it.\n\nAnd last, but not least:\n\nWith only 3 copies of Uugguu on the board, killing an Ooze-ified "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adrix and Nev, Twincasters"}},{"insert":" nets you "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"2 + 2^3 + 2^11"},{"insert":" (that's "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2,058"},{"insert":") tokens.\n\nFor "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"n = number of Uugguus"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"f(n) = number of Adrices"},{"insert":":\n\nf(n = 1) = 2\nf(n > 1) = f(n - 1) + 2^(f(n - 1) + 1)\n\nWith just 1 more Uugguu (for a total of 4) it's "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"2 + 2^3 + 2^11 + 2^2072"},{"insert":" tokens, which is a bigger number than I can actually think about. Math is for oozes.\n\nStep 3: Win"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMake an unreasonable number of tokens, and then\n\n- Burn everyone by feeding them to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blasting Station"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Meathook Massacre"}},{"insert":" \n\n- Swing for lethal, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Concordant Crossroads"}},{"insert":" \n\n- Deck everyone with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dire Undercurrents"}},{"insert":" \n\n"}]}