Card
Omen Machine
Mana cost {6}
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.
Part of 7 known combos, 7 of them two-card. 2 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · NPH · #148
- Cheapest printing
- €0.79
- EDHREC salt
- 1.08
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Drannith Magistrate, Teferi, Time Raveler, Soulless Jailer, Vexing Bauble, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Void Mirror
- B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Drannith Magistrate, Teferi, Time Raveler, Soulless Jailer, Vexing Bauble, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Void Mirror
- B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Drannith Magistrate, Teferi, Time Raveler, Soulless Jailer, Vexing Bauble, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Void Mirror
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- Two-card combo with Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Drannith Magistrate, Teferi, Time Raveler, Soulless Jailer, Vexing Bauble, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Void Mirror (early with Lavinia, Azorius Renegade, Drannith Magistrate, Teferi, Time Raveler, Soulless Jailer, Vexing Bauble, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Void Mirror)
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
7 known combos, 7 of them two-card.
- Lavinia, Azorius Renegade + Omen Machine
Produces: All spells opponents cast using Omen Machine are countered, Players can't draw cards, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - Omen Machine + Drannith Magistrate
Produces: Opponents can only cast the remaining spells in their hand, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - Teferi, Time Raveler + Omen Machine
Produces: Opponents can only play lands exiled by Omen Machine, Players can't draw cards, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2011-06-01 · Wizards of the Coast
Putting the land onto the battlefield or casting the card is not optional. - 2011-06-01 · Wizards of the Coast
If the player is unable to put the land onto the battlefield (this is rare) or cast the spell (perhaps because there are no legal targets available) as the triggered ability of Omen Machine resolves, the card simply remains in exile.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast