Tom, Bert, and William
Tom, Bert, and William3 B G
Legendary Creature — Troll
1 , Sacrifice another creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard a card. When Tom, Bert, and William die, if they were a creature, return them to the battlefield. They're an artifact. (They're no longer a creature.)
rare5/5

Versions

Tom, Bert, and William — Base #169
Base #169
Tom, Bert, and William — Extended Art #312
Extended Art #312

Tom, Bert, and William

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Limited summary

Five-mana 5/5 sacrifice engine: eat a creature, draw its power in cards. When they die they return as an artifact, so removal never fully answers them. Card advantage attached to a Ferocious-enabling body.

Roles

CreatureRole — Mainly provides a body on the board.Sacrifice OutletRole — Lets you sacrifice your own permanents for value.Card AdvantageRole — Generates extra cards or value over time.Enabler + PayoffWorks as both an enabler and a payoff for its archetype.

Archetypes

BG Wolves / FerociousBG Wolves / Ferocious — GolgariMidrange deck about power 4+ creatures (Ferocious). Wolves and pump effects turn on payoffs that reward having a big creature on board.How it plays: Count your reliable Ferocious enablers before valuing payoffs highly. Cheap ways to make a 4-power creature early are gold. Grind-oriented: favors trades and late-game value.

Gameplay notes

Sacrificing a dying creature in response to removal converts it into cards. The artifact return also keeps your Storied/artifact counts up.

Key synergies

Part in Friendship
Part in FriendshipCombo / InteractionA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

The Trolls sacrifice creatures at will — each activation draws cards AND triggers Part in Friendship for a fresh creature. A complete engine in two cards.

Elrond, Moon-Reader
Elrond, Moon-ReaderDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The Trolls' sacrifice ability is a creature ability — every activation also draws a card off Elrond.

Gollum the Abandoned
Gollum the AbandonedDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Sacrificing Gollum to the Trolls draws two cards, and he returns to be eaten again — repeatable card advantage.

The Chief Warg
The Chief WargEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

A 5/5 that also draws cards keeps Ferocious on while stacking a second draw engine in the same colors.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Tom, Bert, and William ↔ Part in Friendship Combo / Interaction · strength 3/3Tom, Bert, and William ↔ Elrond, Moon-Reader Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Tom, Bert, and William ↔ Gollum the Abandoned Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Tom, Bert, and William ↔ The Chief Warg Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Tom, Bert, and William (this card)
Showing 4 of 4 connections · click a card to explore its graphLine thickness = strength