Ominous Roost 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
When this enchantment enters and whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, create a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying and "This token can block only creatures with flying."
How it works : Ominous Roost
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding
. - 2Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 3Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Thermopod
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding
. - 2Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for
. - 3Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding
. - 2Activate Prismite by paying
, adding . - 3Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 4Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding .
- 2Activate Signpost Scarecrow by paying , adding .
- 3Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 4Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Thermopod
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding .
- 2Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 3Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding .
- 2Activate Stonework Packbeast by paying , adding .
- 3Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 4Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding .
- 2Activate Gemstone Array's first ability by paying to put a charge counter on it.
- 3Activate Gemstone Array's second ability by removing a charge counter from it, adding .
- 4Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard.
- 5Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
Ominous Roost + Marang River Prowler + Animar, Soul of Elements + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Marang River Prowler, adding .
- 2Cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard for .
- 3Ominous Roost triggers, creating a 1/1 Bird creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
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