| Name | Kinetic Ooze  |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — ooze |
| Description | This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. When this creature enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment with mana value X or less. If X is 5 or more, you draw a card. If X is 10 or more, double the number of +1/+1 counters on anSee more |
| Artist | Raph Lomotan |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #39 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Kinetic Ooze, Creature — ooze, designed by Raph Lomotan first released in Apr, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven Commander.
Kinetic Ooze fits best in a mono‑green or green‑based ramp/midrange deck that can generate large amounts of mana (e.g., with Llanowar Elves, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, or mana‑doublers) and that also leverages +1/+1 counter synergies such as Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, or Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, since it scales well at higher X values and can double counters across your board; it also has utility in +1/+1 counter “go tall/go wide” strategies where the X≥10 mode becomes a finisher. That said, it competes with more efficient and flexible options: Voracious Hydra offers scalable removal plus a large body, Bane of Progress is often stronger against artifact/enchantment decks, and cards like Reclamation Sage or Boseiju, Who Endures provide cheaper, more reliable interaction, while Hydroid Krasis (in Simic) gives more consistent card advantage at high X. Overall, it’s a solid but mana‑hungry value card that could see play in casual or Commander counter/ramp shells, but in competi
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