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Tom Bombadil
WUBRGLegendary Creature — God Bard · from $2.63
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.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
60 of 100 at $5 or less · 45 at $1 or less
Curve of these staples
0
16
1
18
2
15
3
3
4
5
6
1
7+
Most played with Tom Bombadil
The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Tom Bombadil at 16+ player events since Mar 13, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Command Tower | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Cultivate | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Forest | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Island | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jukai Naturalist | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Mountain | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Plains | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Satsuki, the Living Lore | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Swamp | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Binding the Old Gods | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Exotic Orchard | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Farseek | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Garnet, Princess of Alexandria | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Ghen, Arcanum Weaver | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Goldberry, River-Daughter | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Rampant Growth | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Sol Ring | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Song of Eärendil | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Summon: Fenrir | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 23 | The Bath Song | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Arcane Sanctum | 60% · 3 of 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Ballad of the Black Flag | 60% · 3 of 5 | 1 |
Combos with Tom Bombadil
2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Cloudstone Curio + Mortuary + Starfield of Nyx + The World Spell + Tom Bombadil
Infinite blinking · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Cloudstone Curio + Mortuary + Opalescence + The World Spell + Tom Bombadil
Infinite blinking · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Top finishes
5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 12th of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Adrià Seijas
- 3rd of 29 — Commander Party - Secrets of Strixhaven - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggMay 2, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Kevin Choque Alba
- 12th of 17 — $25 EDH Budget Masters on Topdeck.ggApr 19, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by David Strüver-Brinck
- 11th of 17 — Budget League Week 4 on Topdeck.ggMar 22, 2026 · 0–1–0 · by Lane Taylor
- 11th of 21 — Magic Barcelona - Commander Casual on Topdeck.ggMar 13, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Adrià Seijas
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.