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Scavenging Ooze, art by Austin Hsu
Art by Austin Hsu · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Scavenging Ooze

{1}{G} · Creature — Ooze

{G}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.

Rulings (1)

Jun 23, 2020 · If the target card is an illegal target when the ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No +1/+1 counter will be put on Scavenging Ooze and you won't gain life. Notably, this means that if you activate Scavenging Ooze's ability multiple times targeting the same creature card, only the first instance of the ability to resolve will have any effect.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=146 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Mono Green CubStandard100%1
Mono Green MidrangeStandard100%1
Golgari MidrangeModern25%4
YawgmothModern23.1%52
Devoted ComboModern16.7%6
EnergyLegacy1.2%82
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Scavenging Ooze — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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