---
name: "Tom, Bert, and William"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Troll"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "PURL"
set_name: "URL/Convention Promos"
collector_number: "2026-1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Narendra Bintara Adi"
oracle_id: "0ea58cfe-b37c-49a6-a3be-7e60065b8238"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tom-bert-and-william-purl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tom, Bert, and William
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Troll
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle 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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Novice Dissector](/printing/novice-dissector-stx.md) — Creature — Troll Warlock
2. [Charnel Troll](/printing/charnel-troll-grn.md) — Creature — Troll
3. [Thallid Soothsayer](/printing/thallid-soothsayer-dom.md) — Creature — Fungus
4. [Loathsome Troll](/printing/loathsome-troll-afr.md) — Creature — Troll
5. [Varolz, the Scar-Striped](/printing/varolz-the-scar-striped-dgm.md) — Legendary Creature — Troll Warrior
6. [The Sackville-Bagginses](/printing/the-sackville-bagginses-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

## Printing Details
- **Set:** URL/Convention Promos (PURL) #2026-1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Narendra Bintara Adi
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`