Sink Your Foes into the Gelatinous Abyss
Gelatinous Cube is a staple menace from the dungeons of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, embodying the slow, inevitable doom that oozes across the battlefield. For just four mana, including two black, this 4/3 Ooze creature arrives ready to neutralize threats with its Engulf ability. Upon entering the battlefield, it exiles any non-Ooze creature controlled by your opponent for as long as it remains tethered to your side. This makes Gelatinous Cube a powerful answer to pesky creatures that might otherwise block or attack freely.
The Cube’s second ability, Dissolve, lets you leverage the creatures it has trapped. By paying mana and black mana equal to a creature's mana value exiled with Gelatinous Cube, you can send that creature straight to its owner's graveyard. This mechanic works especially well in decks that seek to control the board while incrementally removing key threats from the game entirely. Look for synergy with cards that can recur or benefit from graveyard interactions, deepening the Cube’s influence beyond a simple exile effect.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {2}{B}{B}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Ooze
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Engulf — When Gelatinous Cube enters the battlefield, exile target non-Ooze creature an opponent controls until Gelatinous Cube leaves the battlefield. Dissolve — X{B}: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Gelatinous Cube into its owner's graveyard.
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Power / Toughness: 4/3
