The Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 177 • rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Collector number
- 177
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Gabriel Tanko
- Market price
- $5.24
What it does
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it leaves the battlefield, create a Mutagen token for each +1/+1 counter on it. (A Mutagen token is an artifact with "1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
tap: Exile target card from a graveyard. Create a Mutagen token.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Ooze, featured as card number 177 in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card set produced by Topps in 1989, serves as a visual documentation of the iconic mutagen that serves as the franchise's origin point. Released during the height of the property's initial cultural explosion following the success of the original Mirage Studios comic book and the subsequent animated series, these cards were intended to capitalize on the massive demand for branded merchandise among young fans.
The design of the card utilizes the vibrant, gritty aesthetic characteristic of the late 1980s licensing boom, featuring promotional photography or stills that emphasize the radioactive green aesthetic synonymous with the Turtles' transformation. While these cards were mass-produced as affordable collectibles rather than high-end art pieces, they are now regarded as quintessential artifacts of late-century pop culture, reflecting the simplistic yet highly effective marketing strategies employed to translate the Turtles' underground roots into a mainstream household name.
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