Misthollow Griffin is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Flying You may cast this card from exile.
How it works : Misthollow Griffin
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Misthollow Griffin can also be cast from a player's hand.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Misthollow Griffin doesn't have an ability that exiles itself. Some other effect will be needed to get the card into exile.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You must still pay Misthollow Griffin's mana cost when you cast it from exile.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Misthollow Griffin's ability doesn't change when you can cast creature spells: when you have priority during your main phase when the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Food Chain + Misthollow Griffin
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spellsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
- 1Activate Food Chain by exiling Misthollow Griffin, adding
that can only be spent to cast creature spells. - 2Cast Misthollow Griffin from exile by paying
. - 3Repeat.
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#2
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor + Misthollow Griffin + Earthcraft + Thermopod
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Earthcraft by tapping Misthollow Griffin, untapping a basic Island.
- 3Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Misthollow Griffin, adding
. - 5When Misthollow Griffin dies, Brenard triggers, exiling Misthollow Griffin from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is a 1/1 Food Golem artifact creature token.
- 6Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Misthollow Griffin token, untapping a basic Island.
- 7Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Misthollow Griffin token, adding .
- 8Cast Misthollow Griffin from exile by paying .
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#3
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor + Misthollow Griffin + Earthcraft + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Earthcraft by tapping Misthollow Griffin, untapping a basic Island.
- 3Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Misthollow Griffin, adding
. - 5When Misthollow Griffin dies, Brenard triggers, exiling Misthollow Griffin from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is a 1/1 Food Golem artifact creature token.
- 6Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Misthollow Griffin token, untapping a basic Island.
- 7Cast Misthollow Griffin from exile by paying .
- 8Repeat.
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#4
Mana Echoes + Mirror of Life Trapping + Chromatic Orrery + Misthollow Griffin
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Misthollow Griffin by paying
. - 2When Misthollow Griffin enters, Mirror of Life Trapping and Mana Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Mana Echoes trigger, adding for each Griffin you control.
- 4Resolve the Mirror of Life Trapping trigger, exiling Misthollow Griffin.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero + Blade of Shared Souls + Phyrexian Altar + Misthollow Griffin
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar six times by sacrificing six additional nontoken creatures, adding .
- 2Cast Misthollow Griffin by paying .
- 3Activate Blade of Shared Souls' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Misthollow Griffin.
- 4Blade of Shared Souls triggers, causing Misthollow Griffin to become a copy of Gerrard.
- 5Put Misthollow Griffin in the graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 6When Misthollow Griffin dies as a copy of Gerrard, it triggers, exiling itself and returning all other artifact and creature cards put into your graveyard this turn to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat.
- 8If you control a seventh additional nontoken creature, you may sacrifice it as well each loop to get infinite colored mana.
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#6
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor + Misthollow Griffin + Earthcraft + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Earthcraft by tapping Misthollow Griffin, untapping a basic Island.
- 3Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Misthollow Griffin, adding
. - 5When Misthollow Griffin dies, Brenard triggers, exiling Misthollow Griffin from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is a 1/1 Food Golem artifact creature token.
- 6Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Misthollow Griffin token, untapping a basic Island.
- 7Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Misthollow Griffin token, adding .
- 8Cast Misthollow Griffin from exile by paying .
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#7
Mana Echoes + Mirror of Life Trapping + Mycosynth Lattice + Misthollow Griffin
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Misthollow Griffin by paying .
- 2When Misthollow Griffin enters, Mirror of Life Trapping and Mana Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Mana Echoes trigger, adding for each Griffin you control.
- 4Resolve the Mirror of Life Trapping trigger, exiling Misthollow Griffin.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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