{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu, the Omniplasm"},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sultai Ooze Aristocrats • Clone-Reanimator • Bracket 3"},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck Identity"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Uugguu is an Ooze engine disguised as a creature. The deck wants valuable nontoken Oozes to die on purpose, allowing Uugguu to replace each death with two 2/2 copies. Those bodies then become fuel for sacrifice outlets, card advantage, mana, graveyard value, and additional copies of the deck's best creatures.\nThe deck is intentionally built as a strong, synergistic Bracket 3 deck rather than a dedicated cEDH combo deck. It can produce explosive turns and powerful loops of value, but the goal is to create an increasingly absurd Ooze board and toolbox—not to assemble a deterministic infinite combo every game.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Primary Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Develop mana and establish an engine piece early. Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, the Signets, Farseek, Nature's Lore, and Three Visits get the deck moving."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Get Uugguu online, then deploy an Ooze or toolbox creature that is worth sacrificing."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Convert deaths into two 2/2 copies with Uugguu. Sacrifice outlets such as Viscera Seer, Woe Strider, Ashnod's Altar, Altar of Dementia, Greater Good, and Phyrexian Tower let you control when the machine fires."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use the resulting bodies as resources. Skullclamp and Greater Good turn them into cards; Ashnod's Altar and Phyrexian Tower turn them into mana; Altar of Dementia turns them into graveyard pressure; Evolutionary Leap turns deaths into new creatures."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Recur the best pieces with Muldrotha, Reanimate, Victimize, Cauldron of Essence, Puppeteer Clique, and The Mimeoplasm."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finish through overwhelming board presence, a huge Biogenic Ooze/Slurrk board, repeated ETB/death value, or simply an enormous combat step."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Uugguu Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The key rule to remember is that Uugguu triggers when another nontoken Ooze you control dies. The two replacement tokens are 2/2 copies and are not legendary. They are still Oozes when the creature being copied is an Ooze.\nDo not think of Uugguu as a token commander. Think of it as a death-triggered duplication engine."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The original creature is expendable if its death creates two useful bodies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A copied creature's enter-the-battlefield ability can trigger, making ETB-heavy Oozes especially attractive sacrifice targets."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The copies themselves do not cause Uugguu to trigger when they die, because they are tokens. Their value comes from what their bodies enable."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Best Sacrifice Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Viscera Seer — the cheapest repeatable sacrifice outlet and a useful way to sculpt the library."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Woe Strider — another free outlet with a built-in body and escape value."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ashnod's Altar — turns every expendable body into two colorless mana and can make Uugguu turns snowball."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Altar of Dementia — converts the Ooze army into graveyard pressure and can mill yourself when that is advantageous."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Greater Good — one of the deck's strongest engines. Sacrifice a large creature, draw cards based on its power, then discard three; Uugguu supplies two bodies in the process."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Phyrexian Tower — a land slot that doubles as a sacrifice outlet and burst of black mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creature Toolbox"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck has several overlapping ways to find the creature that matters most at a given moment.\nSurvival of the Fittest and Fauna Shaman — turn creatures in hand into the exact creature needed and stock the graveyard."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Prime Speaker Vannifar — converts creatures into larger creatures, giving the deck a creature-chain toolbox."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sidisi, Undead Vizier — exploit for a tutor while also being a creature that can be copied/recurred."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Buried Alive — assembles a graveyard package for The Mimeoplasm, Muldrotha, Necrotic Ooze, or reanimation."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Evolutionary Leap — converts creature deaths into additional creatures, especially powerful when the battlefield is full of expendable Ooze bodies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"High-Impact Ooze Targets"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Uchuulon — creates an Ooze body while threatening additional value as creatures die."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Biowaste Blob — scales with the number of Oozes you control and becomes increasingly dangerous as Uugguu multiplies bodies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Biogenic Ooze — makes more Oozes and has a mana sink for growing the board."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mitotic Slime — one of the premier sacrifice targets because its death naturally produces additional bodies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Aeve, Progenitor Ooze — scales with the number of creatures already present and benefits dramatically from copy effects."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ochre Jelly — excellent death value and a particularly satisfying creature to duplicate and sacrifice."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Acidic Slime — flexible removal that remains useful when copied or recurred."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Green Slime — interaction that also belongs to the Ooze ecosystem."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chomping Changeling and Mutable Explorer — flexible tribal/Ooze bodies that give the deck additional copy targets."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Mimeoplasm — a graveyard toolbox that can become the most useful creature in the yard at the moment."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Clone Package"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Phantasmal Image and Phyrexian Metamorph are not merely generic clone effects here. When they copy an Ooze, they become Oozes themselves, giving the deck additional ways to create disposable versions of its best creatures. They also let the deck copy a non-Ooze creature when a toolbox effect is more valuable.\nRoaming Throne provides additional redundancy around triggered abilities. Its role is particularly strong when the battlefield already contains the right Ooze or death-trigger creature.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Graveyard Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The graveyard is effectively a second hand. Do not be afraid to sacrifice an important creature if doing so advances the engine; the deck has several ways to bring it back.\nReanimate — efficient single-target recovery."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Victimize — converts one expendable creature into two reanimated threats."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Muldrotha, the Gravetide — recurring value across creatures, artifacts, enchantments, and lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Puppeteer Clique — temporary graveyard theft plus persist-style recursion."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cauldron of Essence — lets the deck reuse creatures from the graveyard while supporting a counter-based plan."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Mimeoplasm — turns stocked graveyards into a flexible Ooze threat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Card Advantage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck's card advantage is deliberately tied to its board engine rather than relying on a pile of generic draw spells.\nMystic Remora and Rhystic Study provide efficient passive card flow while opponents develop."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Skullclamp turns small Ooze bodies into two cards at a time."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Greater Good can turn a large creature's death into a huge burst of cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Evolutionary Leap turns deaths into creature access."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Survival of the Fittest and Fauna Shaman effectively transform redundant creatures into the exact card needed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection & Interaction"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lightning Greaves protects Uugguu or a key engine creature while also giving haste."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Snakeskin Veil and Tamiyo's Safekeeping protect individual permanents and can preserve important engines."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Veil of Summer is especially valuable against blue/black interaction."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Assassin's Trophy, Beast Within, Putrefy, Hero's Downfall, Rapid Hybridization, and Acidic/Green Slime provide flexible answers."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Toxic Deluge and Cyclonic Rift are the major reset buttons. Use them carefully; the deck can rebuild, but its own board is often a resource."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Playing the Early Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Prioritize mana development and setup over dumping creatures onto the battlefield. A hand containing ramp plus a tutor or engine piece is usually stronger than a hand containing several large Oozes.\nTurn 1–2: establish mana with Sol Ring, a Signet, or two-mana land ramp where possible."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turn 2–4: deploy a value engine such as Survival, Mystic Remora, Rhystic Study, Fauna Shaman, or a sacrifice outlet."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast Uugguu when you can protect or immediately exploit it, rather than treating it as a mandatory turn-three play."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Stock the graveyard when appropriate; Buried Alive, Survival, Fauna Shaman, and self-mill from Altar of Dementia all make later recursion stronger."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Midgame: Make the Machine Run"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once Uugguu and a sacrifice outlet are established, stop thinking in terms of individual creatures. Think in terms of conversion: creature → death trigger → two bodies → cards/mana/graveyard/tutor → next creature.\nSacrifice high-value Oozes after they have generated their ETB or static value."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use Greater Good on large creatures and Skullclamp on small bodies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use Evolutionary Leap when the deck needs to find another creature rather than more cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use Muldrotha and Reanimate to recover the most valuable nontoken Oozes and repeat the process."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Keep at least one payoff or engine creature available rather than sacrificing everything for short-term value."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Closing the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is primarily a board-engine deck. It wins by accumulating an increasingly ridiculous number of bodies and turning those bodies into a lethal combat step or an overwhelming value advantage.\nBiogenic Ooze and Biowaste Blob become much more threatening as the Ooze count rises."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A large token army can simply end the game through combat after the table's interaction has been exhausted."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Roaming Throne and repeated ETB/death triggers can create turns where a single creature produces an outsized amount of value."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Altar of Dementia provides an alternate route through mill when the board is large enough."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do not force a combo. If the value engine is functioning, the deck will naturally snowball."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Key Synergy Packages"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Sacrifice Outlet: "},{"insert":"Sacrifice a nontoken Ooze → Uugguu makes two 2/2 copies → exploit the new bodies.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Greater Good: "},{"insert":"Turn a large Ooze death into cards while Uugguu replaces the creature with two bodies.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Ashnod's Altar: "},{"insert":"Convert expendable Ooze bodies into mana and use that mana to continue the engine.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Skullclamp: "},{"insert":"Small Ooze bodies become cards, often producing a very efficient exchange.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Evolutionary Leap: "},{"insert":"Deaths become creature selection, allowing the deck to chain into the next toolbox piece.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Clone Effects: "},{"insert":"Phantasmal Image and Phyrexian Metamorph can become additional copies of the best Ooze or toolbox creature.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Uugguu + Mitotic Slime: "},{"insert":"Sacrifice the original, receive Uugguu's copies, and let Mitotic Slime's own death ability add even more bodies.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Survival/Fauna Shaman + Reanimation: "},{"insert":"Find the exact creature needed while stocking the graveyard for Reanimate, Victimize, Muldrotha, or The Mimeoplasm.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sequencing Tips"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do not sacrifice the first useful creature you see. Ask whether its death creates more value than its continued presence."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When possible, get ETB value before sacrificing a creature. Uugguu's replacement copies can then repeat that ETB value."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Remember that Uugguu only cares about nontoken Ooze deaths. Token Oozes are fuel, not additional Uugguu triggers."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protect the sacrifice outlet when it is doing more work than Uugguu. The deck has enough redundancy that losing one engine piece should not end the plan."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sequence tutors according to the table: find interaction when behind, a value engine when stable, and a payoff when already ahead."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do not overextend into a board wipe. The deck can rebuild from the graveyard, and holding one or two engines back is often stronger than committing everything."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"}]}