The Wizard of Ooze [PRIME SLIME PRIMER]

Commander / EDH Icaruskid

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Tuning Update —July 19, 2020

• Dropped Quillspike in favor of Channeler Initiate as the infinite mana combo steps are simpler and more direct.
• Dropped the Obelisk Spider combo as it frankly needs creatures in play to do damage to players. Those creatures would need to sustain upward of 120 damage potential which is never going to happen. Losing a win condition required adding in another threat so I solved that in the next edit.
• Added in more reanimation so Hermit Druid is easier to get via graveyard tutors. Also added Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur as a way to capitalize on more reanimation being in the deck and to make up for the threat loss from dropping Obelisk Spider. It's also an effective creature to buy time to find Hermit Druid since I'm not running the all-in competitive tutor package.
• Added in more mana dorks since The Mimeoplasm is a more expected line of play which demands 5 mana more regularly and to assist in Demonic Intent, Eldritch Evolution, and Fauna Shaman creature requirements.

Overall I'm happy that this improves the deck without making it too oppressive. Opponents can still remove or exile Hermit Druid for a full turn before he activates. They can also remove Dread Return, Necrotic Ooze, or Devoted Druid from the graveyard, before the combo goes off. Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur never lasts for long and graveyard hate eliminates most lines of play. I would have to get lucky with a counterspell or reanimation spell at exactly the right time to survive.