Rooftop Storm 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
You may payrather than pay the mana cost for Zombie creature spells you cast.
How it works : Rooftop Storm
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You must still pay any mandatory additional costs, such as exiling a creature card from your graveyard for Makeshift Mauler.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The mana cost and mana value of the spell are unchanged. Rooftop Storm only changes what you pay.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Carrion Feeder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying
.
- 3Repeat.
#2
Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying
.
- 3Repeat.
#3
Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Infinite death triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Grimgrin's ability by sacrificing Gravecrawler, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.
- 2Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying
.
- 3Repeat.
#4
Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Dead, adding
.
- 2Relentless Dead's first and second abilities trigger.
- 3Resolve Relentless Dead's first ability, causing you to pay
to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Resolve Relentless Dead's second abilitiy, choosing not to pay.
- 5Cast Relentless Dead by paying
.
- 6Repeat.
#5
Acererak the Archlich + Rooftop Storm
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature tokens
- 1Cast Acererak by paying
.
- 2Acererak enters the battlefield, returning it to your hand and venturing into the Lost Mine of Phandelver.
- 3Each time you trigger the Dark Pool room ability, each opponent loses one life and you gain 1 life.
- 4Repeat.
#6
Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite self-millInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying
.
- 3Repeat.
#7
Liliana, Untouched by Death + Rooftop Storm + Carrion Feeder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Liliana's third loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, allowing you to cast Zombie spells from your graveyard this turn.
- 2Cast a Zombie from your hand or graveyard by paying
due to Rooftop Storm.
- 3Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the Zombie
- 4Repeat from step 2.
- 5Activate Liliana's third ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, allowing you to cast Zombie cards from your graveyard this turn.
- 6Cast Carrion Feeder either from your hand or from your graveyard by paying
.
- 7When Carrion Feeder enters, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice it.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
#8
Liliana, Untouched by Death + Rooftop Storm + Fleshbag Marauder
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Liliana's third ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, allowing you to cast Zombie cards from your graveyard this turn.
- 2Cast Fleshbag Marauder either from your hand or from your graveyard by paying
.
- 3When Fleshbag Marauder enters, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice it and each other player to sacrifice a creature.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
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