Taylor Life from the Loam. Does that help? Manning is upset with you for deleting his comment from before.

TheGameMaster85 I'm not sure, it would certainly help fix mana problems while filling my graveyard, but Grisly Salvage already does that and more. It's worth consideration though.

nmannign21 I didn't delete your comment, it's right here.

Wow very informative primer man looks like a really interesting deck +1!

Cool! What's the picture of?

Also, I'd cut tree in the SB.

Also, wou'd Pack Rat effect the ooze's P/T?

Scorprix There's no picture, just some text decoration using xhtml. Do you see spoiler text buttons?

Tree of Redemption allows me to acquire infinite life with necrotic ooze or ~10 extra life if it's in play. This can be invaluable against a burn deck or any fast aggressive deck. I'm curious to hear you thoughts on why it should be removed.

No Pack Rat does not affect Necrotic Ooze's P/T. The ooze only gains the ability to pitch a card and create a copy of itself.

Thanks for the feedback!

Awesome deck. +1 Did you think about adding blue to mill yourself?

Thoeo As a matter of fact I have. So far, I've considered a red splash for Faithless Looting, Lightning Axe and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker combos, and I've considered a blue splash for self mill from Mirror-Mad Phantasm, Thought Scour, etc. and combo/protection abilities such as Prognostic Sphinx and Horseshoe Crab.

What I found was splashing for one or two of the above cards in the current version of the deck led to more inconsistency than it helped. My solution is, once I'm satisfied with the version, to create dedicated Sultai and Jund versions of the deck that are fundamentally different in how they set up for and win with combos. Necrotic Ooze is an extremely versatile card and I'll not know the best version of this style of deck until I've tried them all. Thanks for the interest in the deck!

I suggest, for the sideboard, Duress, Golgari Charm, and Spellskite. I also highly suggest NOT going . Mirror-Mad Phantasm seems really bad, because usually getting the creatures in the yard isn't the problem, it's keeping the ooze alive. However, I think a one-of Stinkweed Imp would be ok, because it's very good vs stuff like abzan and big zoo.

I guess maybe a full out Sultai version could work, but I wouldn't suggest just splashing for blue.

pumpkinwavy I like Golgari Charm and Spellskite for the sideboard, do you have suggestions on what to swap out for them?

Regarding Mirror-Mad Phantasm: I think you're right about this, I've been leaning towards not adding it for a while. The reason I am considering it is its ability mills me and protects Necrotic Ooze from targeted removal. It just seems to much of a hassle to add to the mana base just for that.

What about dropping one Krosan Grip and Savage Summoning for one Spellskite and Golgari Charm?

Also, I feel adding red would be much more beneficial then adding blue if you do end up deciding to add a third color.

hey i own this deck type i.r.l. i can show it to you if you'd like.

jacanator14 I own everything but the lilianas and a few fetches, but sure, I'd like to compare lists.

I love this deck, but is there a Budget version? I think that would be amazing, seeing as Necrotic Ooze is only $0.75.

Lands are what make the deck the most expensive, usually.

4x Fauna Shaman is $37.
4x Verdant Catacombs is $132.
4x Overgrown Tomb is $32.
3x Abrupt Decay is $42.
3x Liliana of the Veil is $270.
Also, the sideboard is pretty expensive. Damnation is $40 a pop, and Spellskite is $25.

why 2x Llanowar Wastes and not 3x Woodland Cemetery. The only non forest and swamp would be the fetches and the Woodland Cemetery itself.

Trockenmatt, not to plug my deck but

I just saw Golgari Grave-Troll in your maybes. Have you done any play testing with this? I would love to hear the results

Trockenmatt I have added a link to a budget version at the bottom of the description.

The-Xellos I have done testing with it and so far it has been lackluster. If you want a creature with a dredge for this deck, go for Stinkweed Imp. It does excellent on defense. It blocks and kills everything from Tarmogoyf to Stormbreath Dragon, and dredging 5 is still a lot.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that a version of this deck would be better served by mainly using dredge cards because it would have access to flashbacking Unburial Rites on Necrotic Ooze once enough combo pieces have been dredged. Golgari Grave-Troll would suit that deck much more than this one because its regeneration would allow it to effectively block and buy time.

Thanks one and all for your interest in the deck and feedback!

Caes I am liking your idea of adding white in. One of the reason I do not put Grisly Salvage in my deck was because I have the best luck and would draw all 4 oozes, granted I could keep one but it something happened to it then I am screwed. Same for dredge. Liliana of the Veil was another problem with me when I play tested your deck. I would get a good hand having her out 3 lands Devoted Druid, Fauna Shaman, with Abrupt Decay and creature in my hand. I did not want to use her plus 1 due to losing Decay or creature for Shaman.

I am really liking the Unburial Rites idea. It is the same casting cost from the grave as the oozes. Plus gives you a safety net. Let me know if you get a prototype going.