Mephitic Ooze
~$0.56 low · ~$1.73 high
Black. Creature — Ooze
Darksteel #47 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Darksteel #47 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-OrlandelliWhat is Mephitic Ooze worth?
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Oracle text
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. The creature can't be regenerated.
0/5
In Mephidross, refuse doesn't last long—it's all scavenged, reanimated, or consumed.
Format legality
The only printing of Mephitic Ooze
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darksteel dst #47· 2004rare· Cardmarket €0.17 · €1.06 foil | rare | $0.56 | $1.73 | €0.17€1.06 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #25,125 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Darksteel card (#47).
47
- 47Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Mephitic Ooze, read from the Darksteel printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Mephitic Ooze. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Ooze is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 0/5: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Alex Horley-Orlandelli. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Darksteel. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 47 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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