---
name: "Ominous Roost"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MID"
set_name: "Innistrad: Midnight Hunt"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Josu Hernaiz"
oracle_id: "745fc118-ffab-45c6-b51a-7bef2f6931e8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ominous-roost-mid"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ominous Roost
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle 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."

> *„Ein Rabe ist ein schlechtes Omen. Zwei sind ein Fluch. Ich weiß nicht, was das hier ist, aber es kann nichts Gutes sein."
—Verna, Priesterin von Sigarda*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Strix Serenade](/printing/strix-serenade-pmh3.md) — Instant
2. [Veil of Birds](/printing/veil-of-birds-usg.md) — Enchantment
3. [Murmuring Mystic](/printing/murmuring-mystic-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Preening Champion](/printing/preening-champion-mom.md) — Creature — Bird Knight
5. [Swan Song](/printing/swan-song-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Falcon Abomination](/printing/falcon-abomination-dbl.md) — Creature — Zombie Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) #65
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Josu Hernaiz
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`