Three Blind Mice is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I — Create a 1/1 white Mouse creature token. II, III — Create a token that's a copy of target token you control. IV — Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
Complete guide
Three Blind Mice is a versatile Saga that builds a board presence and scales significantly over four turns. While it starts by generating a small Mouse, its true power lies in its ability to duplicate any token you already control, regardless of its type. This makes it a fantastic utility piece for both aggressive creature decks and synergistic control builds.
A Tale of Multiplication
The first chapter of Three Blind Mice creates a 1/1 white Mouse creature token. However, chapters II and III allow you to target any token you control, not just the Mouse. When these chapters resolve, you create a new token that shares the original characteristics of the target as defined by the effect that created it. If the target token was already a copy of something else, your new token will also be a copy of that same object.
Timing and Resolution
As a Saga, Three Blind Mice triggers when it enters the battlefield and immediately after your draw step. Chapter IV is a static buff: it checks which creatures you control at the moment the ability resolves. Those creatures receive +1/+1 and vigilance until the end of the turn. Once this final chapter is finished, you must sacrifice the Saga.
Common Pitfalls
A frequent mistake is assuming Chapter IV applies to creatures that enter the battlefield later in the turn; it does not. Only creatures on the board during resolution gain the bonus. Additionally, the target for chapters II and III must be a token. If you lose control of the target token or it leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability will fizzle and you will not get a copy.
When to Play It
Three Blind Mice is best played when you already have a high-value token on the field, such as a large creature or a utility artifact. However, if your board is empty, it is perfectly fine to play it on curve to guarantee a body for the later chapters to copy.
Interaction examples
Smothering TitheIf you have Smothering Tithe on the battlefield and an opponent fails to pay for their draw, you create a Treasure token. When Three Blind Mice reaches chapter II or III, you can target that Treasure token to create another Treasure, effectively ramping your mana.
MouseAfter Chapter I creates a 1/1 Mouse, you can use Chapters II and III to target that Mouse. By the time Chapter IV resolves, you will have three 1/1 Mouse tokens that all become 2/2 creatures with vigilance for the turn.
Ghostly PrisonWhile Three Blind Mice helps you build an army, having Ghostly Prison on the battlefield ensures your opponent cannot easily retaliate. The Mouse tokens created can act as efficient blockers until you are ready to swing with the Chapter IV buff.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Three Blind Mice
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The token copies the original characteristics of the target token as stated by the effect that created the token.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied token is copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that token copied.
Card named in this ruling
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Only creatures you control at the time the fourth chapter ability resolves will get +1/+1 and gain vigilance. Creatures you begin to control later in the turn won't be affected.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Calix, Guided by Fate + Three Blind Mice + Doubling Season
- 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Calix.
- 2Calix's second ability triggers, creating two token copies of Three Blind Mice.
- 3The Three Blind Mice tokens enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to Doubling Season, triggering their first and second chapter abilities, as well as Calix's first ability twice.
- 4Resolve both Calix triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
- 5Resolve the first Three Blind Mice triggers, creating four 1/1 Mouse creature tokens.
- 6Resolve the next Three Blind Mice trigger, creating two token copies of a Three Blind Mice token.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
- 8Once you have infinite Three Blind Mice triggers, you may use them to copy any token(s) you control.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent + Three Blind Mice + Doubling Season
- 1Activate Yenna by paying
and tapping it, creating two token copies of Three Blind Mice. - 2The Three Blind Mice tokens enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to Doubling Season, triggering their first and second chapter abilities.
- 3Resolve the first Three Blind Mice triggers, creating four 1/1 Mouse creature tokens.
- 4Resolve the next Three Blind Mice trigger, creating two token copies of a Three Blind Mice token.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
- 6Once you have infinite Three Blind Mice triggers, you may use them to copy any token(s) you control.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent + Three Blind Mice + Barbara Wright
- 1Activate Yenna by paying and tapping it, creating a token copy of Three Blind Mice.
- 2The Three Blind Mice token enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to its read-ahead ability, creating a token copy of the Three Blind Mice token.
- 3Repeat step 2.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Three Blind Mice + Doubling Season
- 1Cast Anikthea either from your hand or from the command zone by paying
and commander tax, if applicable. - 2When Anikthea enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Three Blind Mice from your graveyard and creating two token copies of it that are 3/3 Zombies in addition to their other types.
- 3The Three Blind Mice tokens enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to Doubling Season, triggering their first and second chapter abilities.
- 4Resolve the first Three Blind Mice triggers, creating four 1/1 Mouse creature tokens.
- 5Resolve the next Three Blind Mice trigger, creating two token copies of a Three Blind Mice token.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
- 7Once you have infinite Three Blind Mice triggers, you may use them to copy any token(s) you control.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos + Three Blind Mice + Barbara Wright
- 1Cast Anikthea either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 2When Anikthea enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Three Blind Mice from your graveyard and creating a token copy of it that is a 3/3 Zombie in addition to their other types.
- 3The Three Blind Mice token enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to its read-ahead ability, creating a token copy of the Three Blind Mice token.
- 4Repeat step 3.
Calix, Guided by Fate + Three Blind Mice + Barbara Wright
- 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Calix.
- 2Calix triggers, creating a token copy of Three Blind Mice.
- 3The Three Blind Mice token enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to its read-ahead ability, creating a token copy of the Three Blind Mice token.
- 4Repeat step 3.
Three Blind Mice + Doubling Season + Extravagant Replication
- 1At the beginning of your upkeep, Extravagant Replication triggers, creating two token copies of Three Blind Mice.
- 2The Three Blind Mice tokens enter the battlefield with two lore counters on them due to Doubling Season, triggering their first and second chapter abilities.
- 3Resolve the first Three Blind Mice triggers, creating four 1/1 Mouse creature tokens.
- 4Resolve the next Three Blind Mice trigger, creating two token copies of a Three Blind Mice token.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
- 6Once you have infinite Three Blind Mice triggers, you may use them to copy any token(s) you control.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent + Three Blind Mice + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- 1Activate Yenna by paying and tapping it, creating a token copy of Three Blind Mice.
- 2The Three Blind Mice token enters the battlefield with two lore counters on it due to Vorinclex, triggering its first and second chapter abilities.
- 3Resolve the first Three Blind Mice trigger, creating a 1/1 Mouse creature token.
- 4Resolve the next Three Blind Mice trigger, creating a token copy of the Three Blind Mice token.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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