BlueLegendary Creature — Human RogueBill Ferny, Bree Swindler
Mana value2Rank#21,134
The Commander
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Gameplan
Bill Ferny is a cheap mono-blue Treasure engine: send him (and ideally a Horse) into combat and profit when he's blocked, turning each attack into ramp or a forced donation. Use that Treasure flood to power out oversized blue spells, artifacts, and X-payoffs while your evasive crew chips in. The deck wins on the back of explosive mana, card advantage, and a few inevitability finishers rather than fast aggression.
Strengths
- Repeatable Treasure generation off a 2-mana commander accelerates your whole game plan
- Mono-blue gives access to the best counterspells, card draw, and bounce to protect the engine
- Treasures fuel artifact synergies, X-spells, and big payoffs ahead of schedule
- Flexible trigger lets you ramp hard or dump unwanted permanents on opponents for three Treasures
Weaknesses
- The Horse-donation mode is awkward in mono-blue, which has very few real Horses
- Trigger requires Bill to be blocked, so savvy opponents simply let him through to deny value
- Low body means he dies easily and contributes little combat damage himself
- Mono-color limits the best Treasure payoffs (most live in red/white), so Treasures are mainly ramp
- Reliant on the commander; if Bill is repeatedly removed the engine stalls
Key Cards
- Lure — Forces all creatures to block Bill, guaranteeing the trigger and a stack of Treasures every combat.
- Nemesis Mask — Repeatable way to compel a block so Bill reliably generates value when he attacks.
- Universal Automaton — A changeling counts as a Horse, enabling the donate mode for three Treasures on demand.
- Brudiclad, Telchar Engineer — Token and Horse-token enabler that turns your team into copies you can attack with and donate.
- Pull from Tomorrow — Premier X-draw spell that converts your Treasure surplus into a refilled hand.
- Stroke of Genius — Treasure-fueled X-spell that draws a pile or can deck an opponent as a finisher.
Upgrade Path
Lean into forced-block enablers (Lure, Nemesis Mask, Bait and Switch) so Bill's trigger is never optional, and add changelings to make the donate mode live. Upgrade ramp into true blue payoffs—powerful X-spells, fast artifacts, and a clean combo or two—while packing premium interaction like Fierce Guardianship, Mana Drain, and Cyclonic Rift. Tutors such as Mystical Tutor and a Reliquary Tower/Thought Vessel package help convert the Treasure flood into consistent, explosive turns.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Treasure-fueled X-spells like Stroke of Genius or Blue Sun's Zenith to draw out or mill an opponent
- ▸Casting an oversized artifact or finisher (e.g., a big bomb or game-ending engine) far ahead of curve
- ▸Grinding incremental advantage with counters and card draw until you deploy an inevitable threat
- ▸Commander and evasive-creature damage backed by Treasure-powered tricks
Archetypes
- Treasure Ramp / Big Mana — Each blocked attack snowballs Treasures to cast spells far above curve.
- Artifacts — A steady Treasure stream supports artifact density, cost reduction, and metalcraft-style payoffs.
- Spellslinger / Control — Mono-blue ramp into counters, draw, and game-ending X-spells fits a controlling shell perfectly.
- Tempo Tokens — Changeling and token Horses give bodies to attack with and fodder for the donate mode.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (U), by popularity.
