The Bath Song
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Draw two cards, then discard a card.
III — Shuffle any number of target cards from your graveyard into your library. Add 
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- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #4747
The Bath Song puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and then replaces itself by drawing a card — meaningful board impact stapled to card parity. Outside of Tom Bombadil, where it triggers his saga-matters ability for free value, the effect is rarely worth a card slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil triggers off every saga you cast, and The Bath Song's single chapter means that trigger fires the turn it lands — making it a cheap, low-commitment way to proc his ability while buffing your board and drawing a card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
The Bath Song is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive eternal formats have no interest in a one-shot anthem that draws one card at sorcery speed. Commander is the only format where it earns a slot, and even there it's a narrow role player — you run it in Tom Bombadil because the saga type matters more than the effect itself. In any other commander deck, a permanent anthem or a better draw spell does the job without burning a card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, The Bath Song is bulk — no barrier to picking it up if Tom Bombadil is your commander. Bulk saga staples rarely climb in price, so don't expect this to become a meaningful investment over time.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tom Bombadil
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.