EDH Optimizer
Bill the Pony
Legendary Creature — Horse · 3W
Color identity: White
Bill the Pony is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Bill the Pony enters, create two Food tokens. (They're artifacts with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sacrifice a Food: Until end of turn, target creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Reference price of the card: €0.14
Average lands in decks for Bill the Pony: 35
Toughness MattersLifegainFoodBlinkTokensVoltronArtifactsEquipment
Build your Bill the Pony deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bill the Pony 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bill the Pony deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: F (35/100)
- Consistency4
- Speed39
- Interaction35
- Resilience69
- Closing30
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (10 nonbasic, 25 Plains)
Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Sol Ring · Stoneskin · The Battle of Bywater · Academy Manufactor · Eastfarthing Farmer · Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit · Swords to Plowshares · Late to Dinner · Path to Exile · Baldin, Century Herdmaster · Daxos, Blessed by the Sun · Astrid Peth · Slagwurm Armor · Arcane Signet · Eland Umbra · Refuse to Yield · Fortifying Provisions · Mentor of the Meek · Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan · Apothecary White · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Ephemerate · Aegis of the Heavens · Rasaad yn Bashir · Lembas · Zetalpa, Primal Dawn · Indomitable Ancients · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Pearl Medallion · Fell the Mighty · Giant Ox · Dusk // Dawn · Looming Altisaur · Cloudshift · Crested Sunmare · Generous Gift · Wall of Omens · Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector · Kami of Old Stone · Mind Stone · Cathar's Shield · Far Traveler · Hobbit's Sting · Knight of the White Orchid · Bar the Door · Marble Diamond · Teleportation Circle · The Gaffer · Flicker of Fate · Food Coma · Field-Tested Frying Pan · Second Breakfast · The Underworld Cookbook · Oathsworn Giant · Witch's Oven · Secret Rendezvous · Slaughter the Strong · Slip On the Ring · Cat Collector · Felidar Guardian · Hot Dog Cart · Swiftfoot Boots · Captain America's Shield · Rogue's Passage · Access Tunnel · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Forbidding Watchtower · Minas Tirith · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Reliquary Tower · Escape Tunnel · Secluded Steppe
🃏 Recommended cards for Bill the Pony
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bill the Pony, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Cotton of South Lane | 84% | +82% |
| Stoneskin | 80% | +77% |
| The Battle of Bywater | 77% | +74% |
| Eastfarthing Farmer | 72% | +72% |
| Academy Manufactor | 73% | +71% |
| Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit | 70% | +69% |
| Late to Dinner | 67% | +66% |
| Baldin, Century Herdmaster | 63% | +62% |
| Slagwurm Armor | 62% | +61% |
| Astrid Peth | 62% | +61% |
| Refuse to Yield | 61% | +60% |
| Eland Umbra | 61% | +60% |
| Fortifying Provisions | 59% | +58% |
| Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan | 56% | +55% |
| Apothecary White | 55% | +54% |
| Access Tunnel | 56% | +54% |
| Nyx-Fleece Ram | 55% | +53% |
| Rasaad yn Bashir | 53% | +53% |
| Aegis of the Heavens | 53% | +52% |
| Daxos, Blessed by the Sun | 63% | +51% |
| Lembas | 52% | +51% |
| Indomitable Ancients | 51% | +50% |
| Zetalpa, Primal Dawn | 52% | +49% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 49% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Bill the Pony deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Eastfarthing Farmer
- Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
- Late to Dinner
- Baldin, Century Herdmaster
- Slagwurm Armor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stoneskin
- The Battle of Bywater
- Academy Manufactor
- Astrid Peth
- Apothecary White
- Crested Sunmare
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bill the Pony
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Approach of the Second Sun + Reprieve → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bill the Pony's color identity?
Bill the Pony is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Bill the Pony come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bill the Pony deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 40 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: F (35/100).
How many lands should a Bill the Pony deck run?
Real Bill the Pony decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Bill the Pony?
The three highest-synergy cards are Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Stoneskin, The Battle of Bywater. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bill the Pony decks.
What combos does Bill the Pony have?
Bill the Pony has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Bill the Pony deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Eastfarthing Farmer, Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.