Omen Machine

Artifact

Players can't draw cards.
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player exiles the top card of his or her library. If it's a land card, the player puts it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, the player casts it without paying its mana cost if able.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

Lapse on Worldfire

4 months ago

I also suggest Omen Machine. It help to create some locks, very useful against some decks.

hiddengibbons on Card creation challenge

7 months ago

Kevin, Ruiner of Games {2}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature - Human Gamer

Imprint — When ~ enters the battlefield, each player exiles the top three cards of their library.

Players can’t draw cards

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a land card, the player puts it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, the player casts it without paying its mana cost if able.

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player exiles it. If the player does, they may cast a spell from among other cards exiled with ~ without paying its mana cost.

Just wait until I get my Rule of Law

2/4

It’s a mashup of Knowledge Pool and Omen Machine that synergies the two together. Make another game ruining card

Squee_Spirit_Guide on Jankest/Worst Artifacts

9 months ago

I always like the ever confusing Illusionary Mask and Ice Cauldron for giving your opponent (and yourself) a headache.

If you want it to be chaotic rather than just confusing there's Timesifter, Omen Machine, and Teferi's Puzzle Box, all of which are fun!

Polaris on Multiple Omen Machines and creature …

1 year ago

Sorry, some of my answer disappeared. The first bit is supposed to read

"An ability like Omen Machine that casts a card directly (as opposed to abilities like Chainer, Nightmare Adept that say "you may cast card this turn) bypasses normal timing restrictions and lets you cast the spell during the resolution of the ability. This puts it on top of the stack, so it will resolve before anything else already on the stack does."

Polaris on Multiple Omen Machines and creature …

1 year ago

The creature will be cast and its ETB trigger will happen first.

An ability like Omen Machine that casts a card directly (as opposed to abilities like Chainer, Nightmare Adept that say "you may cast

You cast the Sage of Epityr while the first Omen Machine trigger is resolving, and then after it finishes resolving the Sage will be the next thing to resolve. It will enter the battlefield and trigger, and you will resolve its trigger to rearrange the top four cards of your library, and then finally the second Omen Machine trigger will get a chance to resolve.

hiddengibbons on Multiple Omen Machines and creature …

1 year ago

If I have 2 Omen Machine and cast a Sage of Epityr or Sylvan Ranger from the first Oman Machine, do I rearrange the top four cards or search for a land before the next Omen Machine trigger’s or do I finish all Omen Machine triggers before using the creature ETB triggers?

Polaris on Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

1 year ago

1) You're fine. Purphoros, God of the Forge being or not being a "creature" is a property of the permanent, not the card. Regardless of your devotion count, Purphoros is a legendary red enchantment creature spell when you cast it and will not trigger Ruric Thar, the Unbowed.

2) It won't be cast. Part of the reason Omen Machine is such a great anti-blue tool when it gets online is that you can't cast a targeted spell without targets. Counterspell goes to exile, they try and fail to cast it, and then it just stays exiled.

hiddengibbons on Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

1 year ago

This has two parts: Part 1: If I cast Purphoros, God of the Forge when I have Ruric Thar, the Unbowed on the battlefield, do I take the 6 damage if Purphoros isn’t a creature because of a lack of devotion or does Purphoros’ card type prevent that? I assume that the devotion condition is state based, but the card type is still creature. So Ruric Thar’s ability would check the card type?

Part 2: if my opponent is forced to cast a spell with no legal target (such as Counterspell) due to Omen Machine, would the spell trigger Ruric Thar’s ability and then remain in exile or would it simply not be cast?