Tom, Bert, and William

Tom, Bert, and William

Legendary Creature — Troll

Mana cost: {3}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard a card.

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature — draws you cards

activated {1}, Sacrifice another creature —

When Tom, Bert, and William die, if they were a creature, return them to the battlefield. They're an artifact.

triggered — brings a card back

triggered — turns something into a creature

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, draw a card, discard a card, put anything onto the battlefield, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it exiles a Synth you control
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it exiles a Nightmare

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Tom, Bert, and William:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Tom, Bert, and William:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

When Tom, Bert, and William makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

52 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

When Tom, Bert, and William leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

Tom, Bert, and William puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Tom, Bert, and William:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself

61 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it exiles itself

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Tom, Bert, and William attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

221 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Tom is one).

  1. Malik, Grim Manipulator — When Malik, Grim Manipulator enters thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it triggers
  2. Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest — When Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest enters thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it brings a card back
  3. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — When Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace enters thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  4. Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life — When Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life enters thanks to Tom, Bert, and William, it becomes prepared

112 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.