Tom Bombadil

Tom Bombadil

Comments
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G} · Legendary Creature — God Bard
Mythic · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Omar Rayyan
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.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 29 Eng.FUsr.

A five-color 5-drop with no immediate effect needs several Sagas and a final-chapter trigger; no supported competitive shell is supplied.

Band speculativeConfidence 53%

Could be wrong if A resilient five-color Saga shell could make its free-Saga trigger far more reliable than expected.

Legacy 25 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy can cast five colors, but this is a slow setup creature that needs Sagas already progressing and is poor against efficient interaction.

Band speculativeConfidence 55%

Could be wrong if Fast mana or a dense Saga engine could overcome its costly, delayed setup.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 63 Eng.B-Usr.

A five-color Saga commander/payoff can repeatedly turn completed chapters into free Sagas, while four lore counters grant strong protection.

Best home Five-color SagasBand role-playerConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if The engine is narrow, five-color, and vulnerable to removal before lore counters accumulate.

Limited 37 Eng.DUsr.

The Saga payoff and protection can be excellent, but WUBRG is a severe casting constraint and Saga density, fixing, and speed are unknown.

Best home Five-color SagasBand fillerConfidence 26%

Could be wrong if Good fixing and plentiful cheap Sagas could make this a much stronger build-around.

Saga cascade engine

“A narrow five-color Saga payoff: potent with repeated final chapters, but slow and setup-heavy for most 60-card formats.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Comments 0

Loading comments…