Tom, Bert, and William
HOB · rare · Released 2026-08-14
Power
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Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
wants support
can take over a game
multiple modes
broadly useful
comes back
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No active conflicts.
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Rationale
A 5/5 legendary Troll for 5 with a repeatable sacrifice outlet that draws cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power (then discards one), making it a powerful engine in creature-dense or high-power-creature shells. The death trigger returns it as an indestructible artifact, making it extraordinarily resilient to removal — it functionally cannot be killed permanently by creature removal alone. Signature in aristocrats and sacrifice strategies where it converts board presence into card advantage repeatedly.
Learnings (3)
When Tom, Bert, and William die and return as an artifact, they are no longer a creature — this means they dodge creature-based removal (Swords to Plowshares, Doom Blade) indefinitely, but are now vulnerable to artifact removal (Naturalize, Disenchant) instead.
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The card-draw ability scales with the sacrificed creature's power, so sacrificing a high-power creature (e.g., a Wurm token or X/X) can draw 5+ cards at once, making it an explosive engine with token generators or reanimated fatties.
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As a non-creature artifact after its first death, Tom, Bert, and William still function as the sacrifice outlet — but they can no longer be sacrificed to themselves or targeted by creature-based tutors; plan recursion around artifact interactions if you want the creature face back.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #20,441