Bonny Pall, ClearcutterHow it works & interactions with other cards

A Legendary Partnership

When Bonny Pall, Clearcutter enters the battlefield, she brings Beau into play. Beau is a blue legendary Ox whose power and toughness are dynamic, meaning they scale immediately as your land count increases or decreases. Because Beau's ability is a characteristic-defining ability, it functions in all zones, though as a token, Beau will primarily exist on the battlefield where its stats will constantly reflect your current board state.

Attacking for Value

Bonny Pall features a triggered ability that occurs whenever you attack. Notably, this trigger doesn't require Bonny herself to attack; any creature you control declared as an attacker will trigger it. When this resolves, you first draw a card. Then, you have the option to put a land card from your hand or your graveyard onto the battlefield. This is a powerful way to recur utility lands or simply accelerate your mana production.

Timing and Land Rulings

It is important to remember that putting a land onto the battlefield via Bonny Pall's ability is not the same as 'playing a land.' This means you can use this ability even if you have already played your land for the turn, and it does not use up your land play for that turn. Furthermore, because the ability checks your graveyard, you can specifically target lands that were milled or destroyed earlier in the game.

Strategic Implementation

To maximize Bonny Pall, you want to ensure you have a consistent stream of attackers and a way to protect your legendary permanents. Since Beau's size depends on your lands, and Bonny's trigger provides those lands, the synergy is self-contained. However, pairing her with ways to untap your permanents or protect your board will ensure the engine never stops.

Interaction examples

Exponential Growth with Beau

Bonny Pall, ClearcutterBeau

You cast Bonny Pall, Clearcutter while controlling six lands. Upon entry, she creates Beau. Because you have six lands, Beau enters as a 6/6 creature. Later that turn, you play an additional land for your turn; Beau immediately becomes a 7/7 creature without any further abilities needing to resolve.

Defensive Utility and Bouncing

Bonny Pall, ClearcutterHullbreaker Horror

With Hullbreaker Horror on the battlefield, you can cast a spell to trigger the Horror, returning Bonny Pall, Clearcutter to your hand. When you recast her, she enters the battlefield again, creating a new Beau token. Note that since Beau is legendary, you will have to choose one Beau to keep and put the other into the graveyard due to the 'legend rule'.

Resource Management

Bonny Pall, ClearcutterSeedborn Muse

While Seedborn Muse allows you to untap all permanents during other players' untap steps, it ensures Bonny Pall and Beau are always ready to block. Bonny's Reach allows her to block flyers, while your accumulated lands from her attack triggers ensure that Beau remains a massive deterrent against ground attacks during your opponents' turns.