S Tier Commander | Tom Bombadil | Incredibly Powerful | Deck Tech | EDH | MTG

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @aidenhansen9899
    @aidenhansen9899 Год назад +89

    This was easily my most anticipated deck tech

    • @thattubaguy217
      @thattubaguy217 Год назад +1

      SAME, I'm so excited

    • @SebHoare
      @SebHoare Год назад +1

      Samesies, already put a list together for him, just gotta watch a few more builds to get some more insight and hit buy after that xD?!

  • @pebblepossum7398
    @pebblepossum7398 Год назад +19

    A note about Ghen, Arcanum Weaver, since Mitch says to sacrifice sagas whose final chapter you don't care about: you can sacrifice them after their final chapter triggers while the trigger is on the stack. The state-based action that makes you sacrifice sagas checks that it isn't the source of a chapter ability currently on the stack, so it will remain on the battlefield to be interacted with until the chapter ability has resolved. You can also keep recurring your Sagas' final chapters by removing lore counters before the final chapter resolves, say with Scholar of New Horizons. The best part of doing this is that Tom Bombadil's ability is triggered by the final chapter ability resolving, not the SBA sacrifice, so you'll still get those triggers.

  • @edenconeby8227
    @edenconeby8227 Год назад +10

    These kind of decks are so fun. If you have the opportunity to make a 5 color deck, ABSOLUTELY do. It’s so fun!

  • @starslayer18
    @starslayer18 Год назад +30

    Another card I’ve been thinking about adding as a upgrade would be starfield of Nyx. At the beginning of your upkeep search your graveyard for an enchantment put it into the battlefield. Could be nice to keep recurring your Sagas, as well when you get enough of them on the field they all become creatures

    • @matthewludivico1714
      @matthewludivico1714 Год назад

      That would be great if using sagas for burn damage, or removal effects.

  • @noramorgan2328
    @noramorgan2328 Год назад +22

    My favorite character in all of fiction and i am SO HYPED to start brewing him. Such a unique commander and such cool flavor.

  • @martinopagliarani862
    @martinopagliarani862 Год назад +100

    It would be awesome if you made an upgraded version of this deck

    • @Thoughtmage100
      @Thoughtmage100 Год назад +4

      Just off the top of my head I would probably add Hex Parasite to the deck. Not only will it remove counters from any saga you want, but it's also searchable with Urza's Saga if you also decide to run that. Urza's Saga is pricier, but Hex Parasite I think is around $5.

    • @joshholmes1372
      @joshholmes1372 Год назад +1

      ​@Thoughtmage yeah, parasite does work in this deck.

    • @Bmacthesage
      @Bmacthesage Год назад +3

      @@Thoughtmage100 If removing counters is something you like for a sagas deck, power conduit changes a lore counter into a +1 counter on a creature for 2 mana. also under $1

    • @Thoughtmage100
      @Thoughtmage100 Год назад +1

      @@Bmacthesage repeating certain chapters is pretty nice, like the draw effect of The First Iroan Games would be pretty beneficial to have.

    • @SkinnyDudeHS
      @SkinnyDudeHS Год назад +1

      Another good addition could be all the new printed Praetors because they trigger their last stage of their saga side and flip back but you get another saga off of Tom as well!

  • @adamkorner4046
    @adamkorner4046 Год назад +5

    Got the gold ring Tom showcase in the first booster I picked up for the set, so psyched over this!

  • @hodlsage8968
    @hodlsage8968 Год назад +3

    The only way I found to make him work is running a ton of ramp and control, then drop in the 5 preators and all the sagas that turn into creatures. Most of those flip sagas have some spice...

  • @bavarianwolf3806
    @bavarianwolf3806 Год назад +1

    the borderless version in foil looks awesome with tom shining in the middle

  • @jasa_TheRealOne
    @jasa_TheRealOne Год назад +2

    He was my best pull in my prerelease pack other than Fall of Cair Andros, which with Solphim and City on Fire make unstoppable.

  • @djrmarketing598
    @djrmarketing598 Год назад +4

    The video editor forgot to cut out the bad recordings @20:59 and a few seconds later...

    • @salohcin513
      @salohcin513 Год назад

      I was wondering what the clapping was about lol

  • @mollygladwin8160
    @mollygladwin8160 Год назад +8

    I played against a Tom commander deck at my local game shop the other night. It seemed scary at first cause he was getting a lot of value from the sagas. However late in the game it became obvious that he had no win condition, the game just went for 2 hours until I won through mill.

    • @gamersrevenge6528
      @gamersrevenge6528 Год назад +1

      find and good win conditions?

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад +2

      I found you have to run it like a creature deck. That is the only wincon I could find. You have to have the Preators in there, period. Those 5 bangers and all the sagas that flip into creatures or make tokens. This will give you a steady stream of creatures and the bombs for late game.

    • @gamersrevenge6528
      @gamersrevenge6528 Год назад +1

      @@hodlsage8968 what kind of flip ones do you recommend that turn into creatures? I have some but they feel underwhelming

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад +1

      @gamersrevenge6528 Neon Dynasty has a few epic ones. Like Hidetsugu and Jugan. Mix those with Dominaria and Theros Sagas that make tokens.... sprinkle in the recursion and removal sagas, then you are good to go!! I run it, and it's fast... I just make sure to have all the ramp and card draw I can get. You have to cast at least two sagas each then to make it worth it. Oh, and Historic Boon, pumps out soldiers and angles...

    • @CharlesNelson303
      @CharlesNelson303 Год назад

      @@gamersrevenge6528 There are a few combos that can be added and synergize well. There and Back Again + Mirkwood Bats can combo for 28 damage to all opponents. There's 3 or 4 ways to boost that and/or make it infinite. The commander works best as an Aristocrats or a Creature deck imo. Creatures means you need the Preators and a few other bigs. Aristocrats should run Moonshaker for a wincon, Hardened Scales and Doubling season as synergy with token/counter recursion.

  • @MrLaggy
    @MrLaggy Год назад +5

    Few edit claps not removed near the end

  • @ninjafit1
    @ninjafit1 Год назад

    I just bought this deck from my local lgs waiting for one store to pull the last few cards I’m excited

  • @heyhozermtg8209
    @heyhozermtg8209 Год назад

    Great video! This deck looks awesome! Watching your videos always gets me in the mood to put the kettle on and brew.

  • @libertyjones1451
    @libertyjones1451 Год назад +1

    When Tom sings, the world listens.

  • @CharlesNelson303
    @CharlesNelson303 Год назад +1

    There is a problem here with the Control Sagas. Tom puts sagas directly into the battlefield. When Phyrexian Scriptures, Elder Dragon War, or The Phasing of Zhalfir are played this way, it often results in having to use things like Ghen to prevent it from negatively hitting your board state or suffering collateral damage.

  • @davidny212
    @davidny212 Год назад +7

    Nice deck, but what is the win con? How do you plan to win the game?

  • @ed4348
    @ed4348 18 дней назад

    Wouldn't "there and back again" be a crazy add to this deck? Getting a 6/6 smaug and 14 treasure tokens when he dies seems pretty awesome

  • @Aldrnari956
    @Aldrnari956 Год назад +9

    I managed to build a Tom Bombadil deck and play it last night. Managed to trade for a Bombadil showcase at my LGS and ran it. Yea, it was a dang fun deck. Best advice I can give is to lean into the Kamigawa sagas since they flip into creatures giving you crazy advantage. Also, the 5 Praetors from March of the Machine are just busted in a Tom Bombadil deck.

    • @92bagder
      @92bagder Год назад +1

      Yeah they are my decks win cons, some are hard to flip though, urabrask, Jin

    • @Aldrnari956
      @Aldrnari956 Год назад +3

      @@92bagder one thing you can do to mitigate Jin’s requirement is to make sure you have enchantress effects in the deck. In particular, the version of Ephara that flips off Invasion of Theros lets you draw whenever an enchantment etbs instead of when you cast like most other creatures with a similar effect. So, the flip sagas from Kamigawa not only have you draw a card to replace them after casting the card, but when they flip they’ll draw you an extra on top of Tom fishing out another. You’ll end up multiple cards ahead before you start your main phase.

    • @joshholmes1372
      @joshholmes1372 Год назад

      Yeah those two sets add a ton of power

    • @StorytellerCharm
      @StorytellerCharm Год назад

      Would you mind sharing your deck list if it’s not too much trouble? I’m wanting to get back into commander after several years and this has me inspired

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад

      Yep, that is the way I run him. It was so much fun, but his brew has way too much proliferate. Tom is not about flipping as many sagas as you can it's about when you flip them!

  • @user-fg6it5qo2w
    @user-fg6it5qo2w 8 месяцев назад

    Built this deck its fun to play thanks for the video!

  • @ΣΤΕΡΓΙΟΣΑΡΜΕΝΗΣ-δ1χ

    amazing deck, i built it in MTG Arena with some different cards, because the card pull doesnt have them all, but i have 85% wins with the deck.
    thanks for the good work and i hope to continue the great work you do! o/

  • @amphilochusofmallus5070
    @amphilochusofmallus5070 6 месяцев назад

    I'm a fairly new player, only been at it about 5 months. Tom Bombadil was one of the first flashy pull I had in my first big pack cracking session, and I've been interested in trying to build around him since then, but the 5 color mana base was a bit intimidating, ngl. But I'm thinking today, screw it. Let's go give this a shot. Thanks for the vid

  • @davestier6247
    @davestier6247 Год назад +4

    Goldberry, River-Daughter is a glaring omission from this list. She is perfect for manipulating lore counters

    • @dom6637
      @dom6637 Год назад

      I've ended up cutting her personally.
      Yeah she can both remove and add back on counters but I ended up realising I'd rather a card let me do two removals in a row or two adds in a row onto a saga and not have to cycle between them like she forces you to.

    • @davestier6247
      @davestier6247 Год назад

      @dom6637 have you played the list in commander yet? I dabble in arena but I was thinking for my edh list in paper.

    • @dom6637
      @dom6637 Год назад

      @@davestier6247 I have yeah, she's decent don't get me wrong and we're early days. I'm just sorta... I guess adding my two cents which didn't come across well so I'll reiterate; In my deck, during my games, I ended up finding repeat removal like scholar of new horizons or hex parasite or repeat adding through contagion clasp was better than a card that could only remove then add. Time will tell how right I am but in my games I found too many situations where I just wished she did one or the other than both badly but your ratios may be different, maybe one that does both kinda works well for you

  • @teaghanotto3465
    @teaghanotto3465 Год назад

    Been looking forward to tom so much

  • @matthewludivico1714
    @matthewludivico1714 Год назад

    Secluded Courtyard is a helpful land for casting 5 color creatures, and helps casting Bombadil under his creatures types of Bard or God. Almost opens up a tribal option. And the War of the Last Alliance saga makes a very smooth tutor for Bombadil and other legendaries like the praetor/saga flip card. The worst aspect I see to this deck is someone casting an exile enchantments sorcery card.

  • @Bmacthesage
    @Bmacthesage Год назад +4

    Fun Fact: a Saga's 3rd chapter goes on the stack and the saga doesn't sacrifice itself until the ability resolves. so Ghen at 11:10 can chain his ability to sacrifice the saga on it's 3rd chapter. Can even get the same saga if you really want.

    • @daisukeshiro1734
      @daisukeshiro1734 Год назад +1

      Can ghen bring back the saga he sacrifices? I might be out of practise but I thought you had to target an ability before paying it's cost

    • @Bmacthesage
      @Bmacthesage Год назад

      Yes you can. The cost is what you need to pay before the ability can actually activate. The saga you sac'd for cost is now in the grave, and can be targeted.

  • @Pit.Badger
    @Pit.Badger Год назад

    I built it and my favorite card is Wheel of Sun & Moon to recycle saga’s back into the deck

  • @nicolasrodriguezbadala1024
    @nicolasrodriguezbadala1024 Год назад

    I'd love to see a video about a deck for Saruman of Many Colors based around using cards from your opponent, either from deck, board or graveyard with a mill subtheme

  • @Makuta87
    @Makuta87 Год назад +2

    is "Clockspinning" from Timespiral over 99cents? I mean this instant would be soooo funny with sagas xD

  • @chuckl8443
    @chuckl8443 9 месяцев назад +3

    The fact Goldberry isn’t in this list is embarassing

  • @Alice_Haukea
    @Alice_Haukea Год назад +5

    I'm super excited to make this deck. I like playing around with the lesser common themes. A saga theme is something I've wanted to do for a while now. My only real concern though is how well you can actually survive. Sure, you have a good tool box of options with your sagas and stuff. But you don't really have many options to defend against 1 or more players just going red aggro on your all the time. The deck is vulnerable to swarm tactics and I do kinda worry about bricking with all those flicker effects, but nothing to use them on .
    I wonder what $$$ upgrades I would care about. I assume Rhystic Study and Smothering Tithe would be core if you already own them. I assume Swords to Plowshares would be good- only missing the budget point by 29 cents. haha
    I imagine Sylvan Library is good too if you have it already?
    Hmm, I wonder what other saga's exist that would be good that simply aren't budget....

  • @MalteLewandowski
    @MalteLewandowski Год назад +2

    Did I miss it or did not put a single card in that can remove counters? It’s actually the best value play to remove a counter from a saga that hast its final chapter ability ok the stack. This way, Tom will trigger but you will keep the saga around to trigger its final chapter again next turn (or when you proliferate).
    I understand that these effects are kind of niche, but still worth it in my opinion.

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад

      Facts. His brew would gas out turn 4 or 5. Waaaaaaayyyyy too much proliferate, Tom triggers one time each turn... I run Tom with all the sagas that turn into creatures and only instant speed proliferate, for others turns. Also, removing lore counters is far better than adding them to this deck. I also only run 5 creatures, and the rest is interaction and a ton of sagas. The win con is always attacking with creatures, as it ends up being heavy control with a few really big creatures and lots of +1/+1 counters.

    • @robertkain6153
      @robertkain6153 Год назад

      can you share your list? :) @@hodlsage8968

  • @Wickerman713
    @Wickerman713 Год назад

    As a sound guy, I appreciate the clapping to signify takes, its just funny they slipped through.

  • @Bobjdobbs
    @Bobjdobbs Год назад +4

    I have a dumb question: I see the value engines, but how does it actually win?

    • @darthcaedus9130
      @darthcaedus9130 Год назад

      Hexproof and indestructible gives him life to do more dmgs against a player

    • @Bobjdobbs
      @Bobjdobbs Год назад +1

      @@darthcaedus9130 - With no evasion, they can just throw up chump blockers.

    • @darthcaedus9130
      @darthcaedus9130 Год назад

      @@Bobjdobbs can't block if they have no creatures

    • @Bobjdobbs
      @Bobjdobbs Год назад +1

      @@darthcaedus9130 - LOL! Assuming they have no counter spells, no protection for their own creatures, no way to make tokens or copies using noncreature sources, assuming that you will always have enough board wipes, and enough Sagas to give him hexproof and indestructible? That is a lot of ifs.

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад

      Tons of interaction, and I use all the sagas that turn into creatures, then adding in the 5 Prators, it's all about creatures. Some games I have a few 10/10s and a 20+/20+ ( Sagas that turn into creatures, some get +1/+1 for each card in your hand or each creatures in your opponents grave ) also there are Sagas that take their creatures or reanimate creatures from their grave....

  • @Nate_McD
    @Nate_McD Год назад

    Pulled a showcase Tom from a precon sample pack. Super unless to try!

  • @faycyadf
    @faycyadf Год назад +3

    Can you do a non budget one?

  • @Roachers
    @Roachers Год назад

    I've wanted to run a Sagas deck so bad, never seen it before. Also had to watch at .75 speed lol...

  • @joshholmes1372
    @joshholmes1372 Год назад +2

    I built a Tom deck and ifs loads of fun, but not what I would call S tier powerful. Even running a good bit of fast mana, it takes a while to come online.

  • @leeeneas8529
    @leeeneas8529 Год назад

    Can't wait to build this

  • @GallantLee
    @GallantLee Год назад +2

    I may be wrong but I’ll pretty sure you can activate Ghen in response to the final saga being triggered. The trigger and effect will go on the stack still?

  • @wolfsenseiasmr4036
    @wolfsenseiasmr4036 Год назад

    If we're going with the proliferate engine would Atraxa work well if we already have her? She's pricey so obviously not on the list just curious.

  • @LaceNWhisky
    @LaceNWhisky Год назад

    Mitch I think you forgot to edit this video. Isn't clap or clicker sound after you flubbed your line supposed to help mark when you cut out a take?

  • @williamkrause9968
    @williamkrause9968 10 месяцев назад

    I love how he clap edits but then forgets to edit 😅 it's not a problem. I just find it really funny😂

  • @DMCDCW
    @DMCDCW Год назад

    Great content, what do you think of jegantha as companion?

  • @abrahammarrero4930
    @abrahammarrero4930 Год назад

    Omg ive been waiting for you to do this...question is i want to reuse the first level of the sage can i take all the counter off and keep the sage?

  • @thomasravnkilde
    @thomasravnkilde Год назад

    Awesome 🤘😎

  • @topdeckhelix8450
    @topdeckhelix8450 Месяц назад

    Enrich restoration is also power for Korvold 🙃

  • @matthewbutler6557
    @matthewbutler6557 Год назад

    No mercy and sphere of safety protecc

  • @Lolia.
    @Lolia. Год назад +3

    My fiancé went to the pre-release at our LGS and played against a kid who's father bought him a full box of set boosters looking for Tom Bombadil. He was more preoccupied with opening the packs than to play lol. Poor kid didn't pull him, but my fiancé did after he got home out of the three gift packs for playing that night lol!
    He wants to build a commander with Tom, so I linked him this video :P

  • @92bagder
    @92bagder Год назад +2

    No mention how you win with this deck. I made the decks 3 weeks ago. It plays more or less as a control deck woth value, you need the new preators as win cons

    • @joshholmes1372
      @joshholmes1372 Год назад

      Bingo

    • @hodlsage8968
      @hodlsage8968 Год назад

      Correct it's all about control until I can get some big creatures out and the deck has a ton of Sagas that hand out +1/+1 counters...

  • @max24c7
    @max24c7 Год назад

    I hope the next deck tech is for Galadriel

  • @HexDotXenagogue
    @HexDotXenagogue Год назад +3

    👏👏

    • @HexDotXenagogue
      @HexDotXenagogue Год назад

      **Not making fun, I use to do something similar when editing my own videos**
      Side note, this wonderful guide has given me inspiration for another WUBRG deck. I love WUBRG shenanigans.

  • @JadeIsBunny
    @JadeIsBunny Год назад +1

    estrid the masked
    anikthea hand of erebos
    zur eternal schemer
    historian's boon
    lithoform engine
    strionic resonator
    deepglow skate
    hex parasite
    aether snap
    extravagant replication
    scholar of new horizons
    ferropede
    clockspinning
    thrull parasite
    thief of blood
    power conduit
    faith healer
    kami of transience
    chisei heart of oceans
    (if you're removing counters you can play invasions too)
    satsuki the living lore edhrec for further ideas
    run cards that deal with solemnity/aura shards if some1 in your playgroup has it

  • @halokillerpwner846
    @halokillerpwner846 Год назад

    18:34 🤣 I guess editor wanted to move on

  • @kevincosta2523
    @kevincosta2523 Год назад

    Do Bilbo, Retired Burgler next

  • @MaikTM68
    @MaikTM68 11 месяцев назад

    20:46 he didnt See the cut xD

  • @deeplandturtlepeanut
    @deeplandturtlepeanut Год назад

    Hey, I just found an interesting interaction while browsing for a Sauron, the Dark Lord army tribal that I would like to share with all of you!
    Since Sauron amass on every cast, I want to try a build centered around Teferi's veil, an enchantment that makes your attacking creature phase out a the end of combat.
    With that you are able to make a new army with every turn with every previous round coming back from nonexistence, hitting hard and hiding itself back to avoid any wipe effect!
    With all the army support from War of the spark, that's a build that a lot of people will enjoy, I'm sure of it!
    Just fetch and protect your Teferi's Veil and Sauron will do the rest!

  • @WayfarersBauble
    @WayfarersBauble Год назад +1

    2:38 And of course, first up!

  • @HookedwithHundo
    @HookedwithHundo Год назад

    We need some 300-500 decks

  • @v1talsign393
    @v1talsign393 Год назад

    Im not sure if this is S Tier, the protection is fantastic and all and you get a lot of value but idk how you truly win

  • @MisterAssasine
    @MisterAssasine 12 дней назад

    instant prolieferates are so much stronger in the deck as they allow us to cheat out another Saga in other players turns

  • @jacobbiggerstaff1093
    @jacobbiggerstaff1093 Год назад

    I feel like the enchantments are just fumbling on top of destroying our own cards non stop, I would love 100 dollar deck tech from you to see how you would change the sagas around.

  • @pKmNmNfOrLiFe
    @pKmNmNfOrLiFe Год назад +1

    A month later this deck is $80

  • @hicrayert
    @hicrayert Год назад

    But where is the golden pig ?

  • @zacksnyders6534
    @zacksnyders6534 Год назад

    How is this card so cheap?

  • @plaguedr8831
    @plaguedr8831 Год назад

    Saving for a nice dump tomorrow morning

  • @EM10gamer
    @EM10gamer Год назад +1

    Praetor sagas. Need I say more?

    • @NoahTakai
      @NoahTakai Год назад

      Yes...?

    • @Aldrnari956
      @Aldrnari956 Год назад +1

      @@NoahTakaithey’re busted in Tom. They’re repeatable sagas that flip back into creatures over and over.

  • @Spike_MI
    @Spike_MI 11 дней назад

    Its 62€ nowdays

  • @brianeastmond3614
    @brianeastmond3614 Год назад

    Your content is A+ but listening to you speak is very difficult. You speak too fast and slur your words. Not trying to be a hater but you could use a public speaking course because you rely heavily on "umm hey yeah *inserts the statement you should have just made*".

  • @alexabney7913
    @alexabney7913 Год назад

    Tcg player is actually a shit show when I click the link lol.

  • @Jakk3113
    @Jakk3113 Год назад

    The term ramp has nothing to do with the card name "Rampant Growth". It's a term used to describe speeding things up and existed long before MtG.

    • @joshholmes1372
      @joshholmes1372 Год назад +3

      But the specific use case for ramping mana came from rampant growth. Nice try

  • @creamsoduh6392
    @creamsoduh6392 Год назад +1

    Not everyone is trying to spend $17 on a deck, please do a non budget option