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Clones
Auton Soldier
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it isn't legendary, is an artifact in addition to its other types, and has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Creature Artifact - Soldier Alien
Copycrook
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "Whenever this creature attacks, it connives." (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Creature - Rogue Shapeshifter
Moritte of the Frost
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
You may have Moritte enter as a copy of a permanent you control, except it's legendary and snow in addition to its other types and, if it's a creature, it enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it and has changeling.
You may have Moritte enter as a copy of a permanent you control, except it's legendary and snow in addition to its other types and, if it's a creature, it enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it and has changeling.
Legendary Snow Creature - Shapeshifter
Naga Fleshcrafter
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.
Renew — , Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target nonlegendary creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Renew — , Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target nonlegendary creature you control. Each other creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Creature - Shapeshifter Snake
Omni-Changeling
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has changeling.
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has changeling.
Creature - Shapeshifter
Vesuvan Doppelganger
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it has this ability."
Creature - Shapeshifter
Clones
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Draw
Draw
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Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
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Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
This land enters tapped.
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Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Planet. Station only as a sorcery.)
12+ | , , Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Planet. Station only as a sorcery.)
12+ | , , Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Activate only as a sorcery.
Land - Planet
Land
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oneoffs
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Leyline of Transformation
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
Enchantment
oneoffs
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Protection
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Protection
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Ramp
Fanatic of Rhonas
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Ferocious — : Add . Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Eternalize (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Druid with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)
Ferocious — : Add . Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Eternalize (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Druid with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Druid Snake
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.
Legendary Enchantment
Ramp
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Recursion
Recursion
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Removal
Removal
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Tutor
Beseech the Mirror
Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)
Search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle. If this spell was bargained, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost if that spell's mana value is 4 or less. Put the exiled card into your hand if it wasn't cast this way.
Search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle. If this spell was bargained, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost if that spell's mana value is 4 or less. Put the exiled card into your hand if it wasn't cast this way.
Sorcery
Birthing Ritual
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature, look at the top seven cards of your library. Then you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, you may put a creature card with mana value X or less from among those cards onto the battlefield, where X is 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Enchantment
Tutor
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Sideboard
Eldritch Evolution
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Sorcery
Identity Thief
Whenever this creature attacks, you may exile another target nontoken creature. If you do, this creature becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. Return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Creature - Shapeshifter
March of Swirling Mist
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of blue cards from your hand. This spell costs less to cast for each card exiled this way.
Up to X target creatures phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
Up to X target creatures phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. Each one phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
Instant
Mystic Remora
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .
Enchantment
Not Dead After All
Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control, then create a Wicked Role token attached to it." (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this token is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)
Instant
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Silent Hallcreeper
This creature can't be blocked.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
• Draw a card.
• This creature becomes a copy of another target creature you control.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
• Draw a card.
• This creature becomes a copy of another target creature you control.
Creature Enchantment - Horror
Sideboard
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Maybeboard
Changing Loyalty
Flash
Replicate (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies. Copies become tokens.)
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control.
Replicate (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies. Copies become tokens.)
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control.
Enchantment - Aura
Consult the Star Charts
Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand. If this spell was kicked, put two of those cards into your hand instead. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand. If this spell was kicked, put two of those cards into your hand instead. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Instant
Danse Macabre
Each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice. Roll a d20 and add the toughness of the creature you sacrificed this way.
1—14 | Return a creature card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.
15+ | Return up to two creature cards put into graveyards this way to the battlefield under your control.
1—14 | Return a creature card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.
15+ | Return up to two creature cards put into graveyards this way to the battlefield under your control.
Sorcery
Eldritch Evolution
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.
Sorcery
Gemrazer
Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Reach, trample
Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Reach, trample
Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Creature - Beast
Green Slime
Flash
When this creature enters, counter target activated or triggered ability from an artifact or enchantment source. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
When this creature enters, counter target activated or triggered ability from an artifact or enchantment source. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Creature - Ooze
Lethal Scheme
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Each creature that convoked this spell connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Each creature that convoked this spell connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
Instant
Merfolk Windrobber
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Activate only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. Activate only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
Parcelbeast
Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
, : Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.
, : Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put the card onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.
Creature - Beast Elemental
Pillage the Bog
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is twice the number of lands you control. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Sorcery
Pirated Copy
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Pirate in addition to its other types and it has "Whenever this creature or another creature with the same name deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card."
Creature - Shapeshifter Pirate
Sea-Dasher Octopus
Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Flash
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Flash
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creature - Octopus
Titan of Littjara
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may draw a card for each other creature you control that shares a creature type with it. If you do, discard a card.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may draw a card for each other creature you control that shares a creature type with it. If you do, discard a card.
Creature - Illusion
Wall of Stolen Identity
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Wall in addition to its other types and has defender. When you do, tap the copied creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this creature.
Creature - Shapeshifter Wall
Will of the Abzan
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Any number of target opponents each sacrifice a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls and lose 3 life.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Any number of target opponents each sacrifice a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls and lose 3 life.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Maybeboard
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If you do that again there will be 9 tokens seeing one die and get you 18 tokens."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are ways to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"grant Uugguu abilities that will stick to the clones/copies"},{"insert":", repeat this and you will soon have the perfect and most evolved Uugguu."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"For the visual learners to summarize our plan with a couple of images"},{"insert":":"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"All Clones are equal but some are more equal than others."},{"insert":"\nThe second most used clone in EDHREC according to a scryfall search is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spark Double"}},{"insert":" (not in our deck). It's nice, it makes your copy not legendary, and thus can copy your commander and keep it alive. But we want it "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"to DIE"},{"insert":". Prioritize clones that will "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not"},{"insert":" make the copy not legendary (to enable the loop above). "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Clones are both our sac outlet and our sac payoff with Uugguu."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Some clones get additional text when clonning. For example "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mockingbird"}},{"insert":" will get you a clone that is also a Bird and Flies. When your Mockingbird cloned Uugguu dies and hit the graveyard the tokens will now fly. Other than Mockingbird the deck currently has ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Copycrook"}},{"insert":" gives connive, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Auton Soldier"}},{"insert":" gives miriad, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omni-Changeling"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moritte of the Frost"}},{"insert":" gives changeling, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gigantoplasm"}},{"insert":" allows to dump our mana to pump it, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pirated Copy"}},{"insert":" that will try to deck you)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Myriad"},{"insert":" from Auton Soldier is very nice because it gives you extra Uugguus. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stunt Double"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waxen Shapethief"}},{"insert":" can be cast at flash speed so you can make them enter with more Uugguus on the board during combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omni-Changeling"}},{"insert":" has Changeling might be better used on opponent's creatures, to turn them into every creature type (Ooze included) and from there make copies. There is also a sneaky trick with Omni-changeling you could have it enter the battlefield and not copy anything, die by itself, and Uugguu would make you token copies that would then reenter and you can copy at least two (probably several) creatures. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"If someone is as nice as running a blood artist effect, grab it."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Similarly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moritte of the Frost"}},{"insert":" also has changeling, it has a couple of clunky differences. It makes whatever it's copying legendary, can only copy your stuff, but it can copy any permanent. So you can use it on an Uugguu with abilities to get legendary and from there have it die to get copies. Or... you can do the same trick as with Omni-changeling and let it go to the yard directly to get several copies of it that you can use to copy your lands and get ramp that way (if you have a birthing pod, a birthing ritual, or any engine artifact/enchantment remember you can copy those too)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The pump effect"},{"insert":" from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gigantoplasm"}},{"insert":" can be used to win in a couple of ways. You might have evasive Uuggus or you might have enough Uuggus on board to overwhelm blockers. Just pump the unblocked ones. Alternatively, you can use the Gigantoplasm ability, for 0, to send it to the yard. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altered Ego"}},{"insert":" also has a pump effect, on cast though, so it's less sneaky."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Naga fleschrafter's "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"renew from the graveyard"},{"insert":" will let you turn your board into the most beneficial creature, probably your Uugguu with the most abilities."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Close but not "},{"attributes":{"strike":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Cigar"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" Clone "},{"insert":"(Shapesharing). Some creatures don't clone, some creatures become other creatures. In particular "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cephalid Facetaker"}},{"insert":" that gives unblockable and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Identity Thief"}},{"insert":" will exile a creature, copy it and return it to the battlefield at end of turn (before it stops being a copy of it), you can use it for removal of course, but..."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Note that abilities"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"stack"},{"insert":" if you first clone Uugguu with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mockingbird"}},{"insert":" it will be an Ooze Bird with Uugguus triggered ability and flying, clone it with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Copycrook"}},{"insert":" and the copies will now have connive on top of flying. Same thing happens with Identity theft (it's not a joke) exile "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Auton Soldier"}},{"insert":" and return it to the battlefield copying your Identity thief and the new creature will have two instances of myriad."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Other than the additional abilities that clones give, they copy everything else on the card. So if we are copying Uugguu (most likely scenario) we are copying it's ability, it's stats, it's type (Ooze), "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"it's mana value of 3..."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"4 is the magic number"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Most clones (included in the deck) have mana value of 4. "},{"insert":"This is completely intentional "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Birthing Pod"}},{"insert":" (and similar effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Birthing Ritual"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prime Speaker Vannifar"}},{"insert":", who happens to be an Ooze and 4 mana). With a Birthing Pod effect sac "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"an Uugguu (3 mv)"},{"insert":" and tutor"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" a clone (4 mv)"},{"insert":" directly to the battlefield. The clone will enter as a copy of Uugguu and have mana value 3 letting us do this on repeat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sidisi, Regent of the Mire"}},{"insert":" is a Birthing Pod with your graveyard, so after your "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"clone dies to the legend rule for cloning Uugguu or you sacrifice it to a Birthing pod"},{"insert":", you can sac a different Uugguu token to get your clone back in the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Neoform"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eldritch Evolution"}},{"insert":" give you a one time effect of Birthing pod. Go grab Prime Speaker Vanniffar, for a repeated target. Or use eldritch evolution to get one of the three five mana clones"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pirated Copy"}},{"insert":" for draw, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moritte of the Frost"}},{"insert":" for ramp, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omni-Changeling"}},{"insert":" for shenanigans."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beseech the Mirror"}},{"insert":" as a 4 mana tutor will grab you any 4 mana card (included Birthing pod)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Muddle the Mixture"}},{"insert":" can be transmuted into 2mv Sidisi or Birthing Ritual."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Making the Perfect Uugguu"},{"insert":"\nUugguu is already perfect, but "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"there is more"},{"insert":". Above I explained how clones can give Uugguu additional abilities. Remember to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"stack"},{"insert":" them."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"But you can also "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"mutate"},{"insert":" your Uugguu. When you cast a mutate card you can put it under or on top of a non-human creature. Uugguu as an Ooze qualifies (be careful with Changeling from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omni-Changeling"}},{"insert":"). Put it on top and it will get all the abilities from under it ("},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"most importantly"},{"insert":" if you mutate on top of a token it will no longer be a token; note though that the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"creature types will also be of those from the top creature i.e. not Ooze"},{"insert":"). Put it under... and the Uugguu copy will get "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"all the abilities from under it"},{"insert":" (this is our preferred method of mutating). Either way, however you mutate, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"copies of the mutated creature will have all abilities"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sea-Dasher Octopus"}},{"insert":" will draw you. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parcelbeast"}},{"insert":" will draw you (or ramp you). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gemrazer"}},{"insert":" will destroy your opponents artifacts/enchantments, and give your Uugguu reach and trample."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can mutate the same creature more than once, provided you have the mutating creatures to cast. Gemrazer in fact, will get you it's triggered ability whenever you mutate on it. But remember that a copy/clone of a mutated creature "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"hasn't mutated"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Expanding on the above, note that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Graveshifter"}},{"insert":" will get your mutate cards back into your hand from where you can recast them. If Graveshifter goes to the yard, and Uugguu witnesses it... you will get Graveshifter tokens, that can get your original Graveshifter back from the graveyard."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Prepare to Ooze"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Biowaste Blob"}},{"insert":" is an anthem effect for your Oozes, and will make copies of itself just by existing, but there is nothing stoping you from giving it a push with Uugguu. It's a 4 mana creature, so you can Birthing pod into it. You can use it to translate your piles of Uugguus into damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Acidic Slime"}},{"insert":" with enough Uugguus on the battlefield will make the prospect of a boardwipe scary, as you will make copies of Acidic slime and send whoever boardwiped your board back to the drawing board. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Note acidic slime might be too spicy for bracket 3 games, specially if you end making copies of it, while you can't tutor easily for it I would recommend you take it out of the deck if your group won't feel comfortable with it. "},{"insert":"So in the deck as presented it's been replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chomping Changeling"}},{"insert":" that does the same but doesn't target lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Corrupted Zendikon"}},{"insert":" will turn your lands into an Ooze. And return them to hand when they die. With Uugguu you will copy your lands. Fetchlands will come with a sacrifice of their own, so no need for a sac outlet, but you could use it to protect some of your larger mana producing lands. Shotout to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demolition Field"}},{"insert":" for being both a fetch and non basic land destruction, to get rid of those pesky overpowered lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prime Speaker Vannifar"}},{"insert":" was mentioned above, and is key to the strategy, she is an Ooze too."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutable Explorer"}},{"insert":" is an honorary ooze and will make you mutavault tokens. Those mutavaults can be oozes too if you pay the one (use this to buff your finishers)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Graveshifter"}},{"insert":" was mentioned above, it can bring creatures back to hand, including itself."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan of Littjara"}},{"insert":" is the most expensive (mana wise) in the deck. It's an honorary Ooze and will draw you a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"lot of cards on the late game"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roaming Throne"}},{"insert":" is another honorary Ooze, it will double pretty much all your triggers."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"March of the World Ooze"}},{"insert":" will make all your creatures Oozes, most already are, and will make oozes bigger. You can be sneaky with your mutating spells to turn tokens into creatures and with march on the battlefield they will be oozes. Or you can be sneaky with your clones, and a sac outlet, and get them in the board without copying anything, sacrificing them and using like Omni-changeling / Moritte above (Most of our clones can target opponents stuff, so we can pivot). If you get the shapechangers at this point "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cephalid Facetaker"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Identity Thief"}},{"insert":" definitively sacrifice them to get copies, several Identity thiefs can clean the opponents board removing blockers, and the Facetakers simply will ignore them."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springleaf Parade"}},{"insert":" will allow your many Uugguu copies to tap for mana. And if you draw it later in the game you can also create a plethora of Oozes."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" of vanities."},{"insert":"\nUugguu in all it's perfectness, is also the perfect sacrificial fodder, as long as you have some Uugguu copies around (to make you more copies)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"With enough Uugguu copies on board, you can sac and recast Uugguu infinitely (if you want), making more and more copies every turn. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warren Soultrader"}},{"insert":" serves as an alternative to the Altar (it will try to kill you though)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The magical number? "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"It's 4, again!"},{"insert":" If Uugguu is on the board with 4 token copies of it you can sac it (1 floating mana) and generate 8 tokens copies (total of 12). Sac 4 of those tokens for mana (5 floating mana, 8 tokens) and you will be able to recast Uugguu from the command zone. You will generate 16 tokens... "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"basically you make more tokens than you need mana"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"All of the above are 3 mana things, that are harder to tutor for in the deck. The only thing that can tutor for them is Beseech the mirror, it's intentional."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Interaction"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Come Back Wrong"}},{"insert":" doubles as an engine piece, as it will destroy your Uugguu bring it back to the battlefield and then sac it, you will get two death triggers. ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":" could work in a similar way but since it makes tokens those won't generate more copies, I also feel it's worse working as removal)."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lethal Scheme"}},{"insert":" should be free to cast most of the time, you will have enough Uugguus on board to convoke for the full price and the connive triggers will be good card selection."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Danse Macabre"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Will of the Abzan"}},{"insert":" are both edicts and reanimations. They target either non tokens, or the creature with the highest power, so they bypass opponents sacrificing tokens. For Danse Macabre in particular, most of the time, you will sac a clone, and get back a clone, you might get lucky and get something really interesting from your opponents."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Perplexing Test"}},{"insert":" is your sweeper of choice for non token creatures, get all your clones back in your hand for more Uugguu shenanigans. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Culling Ritual"}},{"insert":" for when you need to deal with enemy tokens as your tokens have a mana value of 3, it can also double as ramp."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gemrazer"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Acidic Slime"}},{"insert":" (or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chomping Changeling"}},{"insert":" ) were mentioned above, they deal with enchantments/artifacts"},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rest of the interaction is mostly to keep Uugguu safe when you need it. will protect Uugguu from pesky removal "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Undying Malice"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feign Death"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Changing Loyalty"}},{"insert":" (particularly you want that not to happen before you have enough copies on board). When you have plenty of Uugguus though, they serve as engine pieces (remember to cast your undying effect before your clone enters, as the clone copying Uugguu and sending it to the graveyard won't use the stack, also remember that when Uugguu comes back is a new object and doesn't have undying). Changing Loyalty can be used offensively too, to steal other players pieces."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are also a few counterspells to deal with instant/sorcery sweepers. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swan Song"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"An Offer You Can't Refuse"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Muddle the Mixture"}},{"insert":" (which doubles as a tutor for Sidisi or Birthing Ritual)."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wake the Dead"}},{"insert":" is either a nice combat trick, getting your creatures back from the graveyard, or an engine piece, resurrecting your clones to sac them later. It will be both in most scenarios too."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Acceleration"},{"insert":"\nPart of our draw is for when things are going our way, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pirated Copy"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sea-Dasher Octopus"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Parcelbeast"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan of Littjara"}},{"insert":". The rest is focused on when things aren't going our way."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brainstorm"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"A Little Chat"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Consult the Star Charts"}},{"insert":" are all instant speed blue draw that will dig into our deck (a little chat also doubles as a sac outlet). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pillage the Bog"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adventure Awaits"}},{"insert":" also dig into the deck for card selection. Finding a clone (or better yet) "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prime Speaker Vannifar"}},{"insert":" should make things move from there. Specially shot out there to Pillage the Bog and Consult the star charts, as we have a few ways to greatly increase our number of lands and the can end acting as tutors in a can."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finally there is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evolutionary Leap"}},{"insert":" which is repeatable 'draw' with a sacrifice outlet and that will always get us a creature (just what the doctor's ordered)."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Same happens with our ramp, some of it is integrated with our game plan ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springleaf Parade"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutable Explorer"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Corrupted Zendikon"}},{"insert":"...). The rest is just efficient for when it doesn't ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Three Visits"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Farseek"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nature's Lore"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Signet"}},{"insert":")."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Some of our lands bear special mention "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Three Tree City"}},{"insert":" will get mana neutral after casting Uugguu and a clone (i.e. 1 Uugguu + 2 clones on the battlefield) and go positive from there. Their opportunity cost is very low."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evendo, Waking Haven"}},{"insert":" are both pretty easy to get online after a couple of clones."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutavault"}},{"insert":" can be turned into an honorary Ooze (and sacrificed in Uugguu's presence to ramp yourself. (If you like this interaction it also works with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Firdoch Core"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soulstone Sanctuary"}},{"insert":" but it cost more mana, and I didn't include them)"},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"MDFC are there when the spell would serve a purpose. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore"}},{"insert":" is a clone (so basically just perfect), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire"}},{"insert":" is a undying effect, i.e. will get your Uugguu back on the board."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"I need more power!"},{"insert":"\nYou can, and probably should, run a 4 mana blood artist effect. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirkwood Bats"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"South Wind Avatar"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Venerated Stormsinger"}},{"insert":" you probably should substitute one of the clones you feel is less interesting ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waxen Shapethief"}},{"insert":" can only copy your own stuff but has flash, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altered Ego"}},{"insert":" is the most vanilla of your creature clones). These are easily tutorable for and will win you the game. I just don't want to win the game that way (at least yet, once the deck has done it's thing I might."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a bracket 3 deck, so feel free to run game changers. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyclonic Rift"}},{"insert":" is obviously a very good removal piece, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Force of Will"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fierce Guardianship"}},{"insert":" are free counterspells."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You probably want to run some haste enablers "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Concordant Crossroads"}},{"insert":" can do it for cheap (manawise), as you are going to get a lot of Uugguus."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The land base is pretty alright as is, you could of course tweak it upwards if you are proxying or if you happen to have a bunch of reserved list duals lying around."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Personally with my friends I am running acidic slime, you might want to, be sure your friends are good though."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Needs more testing"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vesuvan Doppelganger"}},{"insert":" is hilarious. A part of me really wants to include it and do more clone shenanigans with it. The possibilities are many. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptoplasm"}},{"insert":" works in pretty similar ways. That said when I have playtested my deck with friends the points where I wished I had a Vesuvan Doppelganger were when I was winning and I wanted to do cool clone shenanigans while ahead. So the deck doesn't need it (as hilarious as it would be)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volrath, the Shapestealer"}},{"insert":" should work as an anthem effect. But our deck would probably need more counter support (I put a couple of counter stuff where I could and made sense but it's not that supported atm)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Mimeoplasm"}},{"insert":" can do the Ooze clone trick of going directly to the yard for copies, it works as graveyard hate, but relies on opponents having stuff on the graveyard."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When our plan is working we have a lot of untapped Uugguus with summoning sickness. So a way to tap them and do something with them is a good idea. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waterbender Ascension"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spirit Water Revival"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Harmonized Crescendo"}},{"insert":" work for draw. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Supportive Parents"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Earthcraft"}},{"insert":" work for ramp (earthcraft will need to tweak the mana base). Basically spells with convoke/waterbend or abilities that can be paid with tapping. I tend to build decks on the assumption that the plan isn't working though."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Part in Friendship"}},{"insert":" is similar enough to a pod effect to merit testing if not consideration. But as is I don't think it's really necessary, and I feel it's expensive at 5 mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Desperate Plea"}},{"insert":" can't bring back the sacrificed creature but is, sacrifice, destruction, and recursion for just 2 mana. Feels worth a try."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Some cards that were tested and decided to not be included"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Death"}},{"insert":" I really really really wanted to make this work... It doesn't. It exiles your graveyard, no problem there, it makes you sacrifice your board that's lovely it sets a trigger for Uugguu copies, and then brings the creatures that it exiled to the board. If Uugguu is on the board you will sacrifice it and get the copies after the spell finishes resolving. If Uugguu is in the graveyard with clones you will get those clones at the same time as Uugguu and not be able to copy it"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":". It doesn't work"},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wake the Dead"}},{"insert":" above, does a good enough approximation."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uchuulon"}},{"insert":" I also really wanted to make this work. And it kinda does. Problem is that if you copy it with Uugguu you will get a 2/2 and not the exponentially tall * power equal to number of Oozes. You already have a 2/2 army, so Uchuulon has been taken out of the deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Princess Yue"}},{"insert":" is all the rage with clone decks at the moment. Honestly, I feel she is better at the helm of her own deck. It can get a Moon that's a copy of Uugguu (and that's nice). But even if you Ooze her you will get a bunch of ooze tokens that can scry. So to me, at this point, it feels like a distraction."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Machine God's Effigy"}},{"insert":" like with princess Yue. you can get Uugguus ability on a mana rock, but you don't have later a way to copy it further (as an artifact it won't be an ooze)."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Final words"},{"insert":"\nIt's been ages since a new card got me so inspired to build a new deck. I hope my journey of self reflection as to how to build this was entertaining and made you want to play the deck. Thanks for reading to this point, and happy playing.\n"}]}