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Tom Bombadil
Legendary Creature — God Bard · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Tom Bombadil is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
As long as there are four or more lore counters among Sagas you control, Tom Bombadil has hexproof and indestructible.
Whenever the final chapter ability of a Saga you control resolves, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Saga card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €3.49
Average lands in decks for Tom Bombadil: 36
SagasEnchantressHistoricTokensControlMidrangeLegends+1/+1 Counters
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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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed53
- Interaction36
- Resilience70
- Closing79
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 1 Island, 2 Swamp, 1 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Binding the Old Gods · There and Back Again · Satsuki, the Living Lore · Sythis, Harvest's Hand · The Eldest Reborn · The Kami War // O-Kagachi Made Manifest · Narci, Fable Singer · Sanctum Weaver · Goldberry, River-Daughter · The Bath Song · Elspeth Conquers Death · Kiora Bests the Sea God · Chromatic Lantern · Jukai Naturalist · Summon: Bahamut · Setessan Champion · The Cruelty of Gix · Farseek · Scroll of Isildur · Summon: Primal Odin · Historian's Boon · Birth of the Imperium · In the Darkness Bind Them · Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe · Eidolon of Blossoms · Summon: Fenrir · Summon: Knights of Round · Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra · Enchantress's Presence · Weaver of Harmony · Garnet, Princess of Alexandria · Resurgent Belief · Summon: Yojimbo · The Horus Heresy · Power Conduit · Sterling Grove · Swords to Plowshares · Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker · The First Iroan Games · Barbara Wright · Cultivate · One Ring to Rule Them All · Scholar of New Horizons · Clockspinning · Song of Eärendil · The Akroan War · The Weatherseed Treaty · Dance of the Manse · O'aka, Traveling Merchant · Starfield of Nyx · War of the Last Alliance · Faeburrow Elder · Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star · Summon: Titan · Nature's Lore · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Archon of Sun's Grace · Ghen, Arcanum Weaver · Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko · The Elder Dragon War · Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Nesting Grounds · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Path of Ancestry · The World Tree · Temple Garden · Indatha Triome · Spara's Headquarters · Breeding Pool · Evolving Wilds · Hallowed Fountain · Jetmir's Garden · Overgrown Tomb · Ketria Triome · Sandsteppe Citadel · Stomping Ground · Windswept Heath · Godless Shrine · Zagoth Triome · Canopy Vista · Seaside Citadel · Jungle Shrine · Misty Rainforest · Karn's Bastion · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for Tom Bombadil
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tom Bombadil, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Binding the Old Gods | 77% | +72% |
| There and Back Again | 73% | +70% |
| Satsuki, the Living Lore | 72% | +69% |
| The Eldest Reborn | 70% | +66% |
| Narci, Fable Singer | 69% | +66% |
| The Kami War | 70% | +65% |
| Goldberry, River-Daughter | 66% | +64% |
| The Bath Song | 66% | +63% |
| Sythis, Harvest's Hand | 71% | +62% |
| Kiora Bests the Sea God | 64% | +61% |
| Elspeth Conquers Death | 64% | +61% |
| Sanctum Weaver | 69% | +60% |
| The Cruelty of Gix | 58% | +56% |
| Scroll of Isildur | 56% | +55% |
| Summon: Bahamut | 59% | +53% |
| Jukai Naturalist | 60% | +52% |
| Setessan Champion | 58% | +52% |
| Historian's Boon | 53% | +51% |
| Birth of the Imperium | 52% | +50% |
| In the Darkness Bind Them | 52% | +50% |
| Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe | 52% | +50% |
| Summon: Primal Odin | 54% | +49% |
| Nesting Grounds | 50% | +47% |
| Terra, Magical Adept | 49% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Tom Bombadil 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.
- Binding the Old Gods
- Satsuki, the Living Lore
- The Eldest Reborn
- Goldberry, River-Daughter
- The Bath Song
- Elspeth Conquers Death
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- There and Back Again
- Sythis, Harvest's Hand
- Kiora Bests the Sea God
- Sanctum Weaver
- Setessan Champion
- Historian's Boon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Narci, Fable Singer
- Summon: Bahamut
- Summon: Knights of Round
- Starfield of Nyx
- Urza's Saga
- Spara's Headquarters
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tom Bombadil
- Ondu Spiritdancer + Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Bloom Tender + Pemmin's Aura → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor + Archon of Sun's Grace → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Draw the game
- Staff of Domination + Bloom Tender → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite card draw, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite colored mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tom Bombadil's color identity?
Tom Bombadil is black, green, red, blue and white: 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 Bombadil come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tom Bombadil deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Tom Bombadil deck run?
Real Tom Bombadil decks run 36 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 Bombadil?
The three highest-synergy cards are Binding the Old Gods, There and Back Again, Satsuki, the Living Lore. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tom Bombadil decks.
What combos does Tom Bombadil have?
Tom Bombadil has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Ondu Spiritdancer + Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor. 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 Bombadil deck cost?
You can start cheap: Binding the Old Gods, Satsuki, the Living Lore, The Eldest Reborn 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.