EDH Optimizer
Tom, Bert, and William
Legendary Creature — Troll · 3BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Tom, Bert, and William is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{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.)
Reference price of the card: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Tom, Bert, and William: 35
ReanimatorAristocratsSacrificeCard DrawPower MattersComboGraveyard+1/+1 Counters
Build your Tom, Bert, and William deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tom, Bert, and William 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tom, Bert, and William deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: B (67/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed69
- Interaction28
- Resilience71
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Assassin's Trophy · Slumbering Trudge · Psychosis Crawler · Arcane Signet · Bygone Colossus · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Yargle and Multani · Reanimate · Daemogoth Titan · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist · Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant · Llanowar Elves · Rotting Regisaur · The Skullspore Nexus · Beifong's Bounty Hunters · Nature's Lore · Bebop & Rocksteady · Toxic Deluge · Victimize · Elvish Mystic · Fanatic of Rhonas · Rot-Curse Rakshasa · Animate Dead · Birds of Paradise · Cultivate · Beast Within · Three Visits · Dark Ritual · Farseek · Anticausal Vestige · Cauldron of Essence · Culling Ritual · Garruk's Uprising · Rampant Growth · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Eternal Witness · Phyrexian Soulgorger · Tear Asunder · Honest Rutstein · Living Death · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Thought Vessel · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Heroic Intervention · Part in Friendship · Protean Hulk · Elves of Deep Shadow · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Topiary Stomper · Dina, Essence Brewer · Fyndhorn Elves · Talisman of Resilience · The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride · Wayward Swordtooth · Delighted Halfling · Lupine Prototype · Abrupt Decay · Greater Good · Pitiless Plunderer · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Overgrown Tomb · Llanowar Wastes · Reliquary Tower · Undergrowth Stadium · Deathcap Glade · Twilight Mire · Bojuka Bog · Vernal Fen · Tainted Wood · Verdant Catacombs · Wastewood Verge · Underground Mortuary · Necroblossom Snarl · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Shifting Woodland · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Turbulent Fen · Viridescent Bog · Golgari Rot Farm · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Tom, Bert, and William
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tom, Bert, and William, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 66% | +62% |
| Slumbering Trudge | 64% | +62% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 63% | +61% |
| Bygone Colossus | 56% | +54% |
| Yargle and Multani | 56% | +52% |
| Daemogoth Titan | 54% | +50% |
| Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist | 51% | +49% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 52% | +49% |
| Rotting Regisaur | 50% | +48% |
| Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord | 56% | +48% |
| Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant | 50% | +48% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 50% | +47% |
| Beifong's Bounty Hunters | 48% | +46% |
| Bebop & Rocksteady | 45% | +44% |
| Rot-Curse Rakshasa | 41% | +40% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 37% | +36% |
| Fanatic of Rhonas | 41% | +36% |
| Reanimate | 55% | +36% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 35% | +33% |
| Animate Dead | 40% | +33% |
| Phyrexian Soulgorger | 33% | +32% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 37% | +29% |
| Part in Friendship | 29% | +28% |
| Topiary Stomper | 28% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Tom, Bert, and William 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.
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Slumbering Trudge
- Psychosis Crawler
- Bygone Colossus
- Yargle and Multani
- Daemogoth Titan
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
- The Skullspore Nexus
- Reanimate
- Animate Dead
- Phyrexian Soulgorger
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Delighted Halfling
- The Great Henge
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Underground Mortuary
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tom, Bert, and William
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tom, Bert, and William's color identity?
Tom, Bert, and William is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Tom, Bert, and William come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tom, Bert, and William deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 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 18 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Tom, Bert, and William deck run?
Real Tom, Bert, and William 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 Tom, Bert, and William?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Slumbering Trudge, Psychosis Crawler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tom, Bert, and William decks.
What combos does Tom, Bert, and William have?
Tom, Bert, and William has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Tom, Bert, and William deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Slumbering Trudge, Psychosis Crawler 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.