Primordial Ooze
Legends 160 • uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 160
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $3.05
What it does
This creature attacks each combat if able.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Then you may pay X mana, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on it. If you don't, tap this creature and it deals X damage to you.
The thick, moving mass from the beginning of evolution swallows and digests the animate and inanimate as it unthinkingly strives to continue its existence.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Primordial Ooze was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As one of the earliest sets in the game's history, Legends was notable for introducing multi-colored cards and complex mechanics that defined the game's evolving strategic depth. The card represents the early era of high-fantasy art direction, where creatures were often depicted with a distinct, visceral aesthetic to match the game's experimental design phase.
The card was illustrated by Sandra Everingham, a prolific artist during the game's formative years who contributed a unique, painterly style to many early cards. Her portrayal of the Ooze emphasizes a raw, biological form that aligns with the theme of growth and accumulation central to the creature's gameplay mechanics. While the card is remembered primarily for its nostalgic value and the unusual complexity of its growth counters, it serves as a tactile piece of the game's foundational history.
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