EDH Optimizer
Meriadoc Brandybuck
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen · 1G
Color identity: Green
Meriadoc Brandybuck is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever one or more Halflings you control attack a player, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Reference price of the card: €0.08
Average lands in decks for Meriadoc Brandybuck: 36
SacrificeFoodHalflingsLifegain+1/+1 CountersArtifactsComboHistoric
Build your Meriadoc Brandybuck deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Meriadoc Brandybuck 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Meriadoc Brandybuck deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (52/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed54
- Interaction19
- Resilience73
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Forest)
Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator · The Notary Hobbits · Feasting Hobbit · Peregrin Took · Brandywine Farmer · Elanor Gardner · Prosperous Innkeeper · Tireless Provisioner · Sol Ring · Academy Manufactor · Gilded Goose · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Beast Within · Killer Service · Many Partings · Revive the Shire · Trail of Crumbs · Giant Opportunity · Gingerbrute · Motivated Pony · Stew the Coneys · Tough Cookie · Arcane Signet · Delighted Halfling · Feasting Troll King · Harmonize · Idol of Oblivion · Return to Nature · Welcome to Sweettooth · Cultivate · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Erinis, Gloom Stalker · Nature's Claim · Second Harvest · Witch's Oven · Bag End Banquet · Necklace of Girion · Part in Friendship · Pippin's Bravery · Elvish Mystic · Eternal Witness · Fae Offering · Generous Ent · Lembas · Provisions Merchant · Return from the Wilds · Solemn Simulacrum · Candy Trail · Inspiring Statuary · Kodama's Reach · Maskwood Nexus · Mushroom Watchdogs · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Parallel Lives · Galadriel, Gift-Giver · Halsin, Emerald Archdruid · Heroic Intervention · Masked Vandal · Nature's Lore · Nettlecyst · Rampant Growth · The Underworld Cookbook · The Shire · Gingerbread Cabin · Access Tunnel · Castle Garenbrig · Rogue's Passage · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Path of Ancestry · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Boseiju, Who Endures · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Meriadoc Brandybuck
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Meriadoc Brandybuck, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Notary Hobbits | 100% | +98% |
| Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator | 100% | +98% |
| Feasting Hobbit | 89% | +88% |
| Peregrin Took | 89% | +86% |
| Brandywine Farmer | 86% | +85% |
| Elanor Gardner | 86% | +85% |
| Prosperous Innkeeper | 82% | +80% |
| The Shire | 79% | +74% |
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 75% | +73% |
| Academy Manufactor | 75% | +73% |
| Gilded Goose | 75% | +72% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 75% | +70% |
| Killer Service | 68% | +67% |
| Trail of Crumbs | 68% | +67% |
| Revive the Shire | 68% | +66% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 82% | +66% |
| Many Partings | 68% | +65% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 68% | +64% |
| Motivated Pony | 64% | +64% |
| Gingerbrute | 64% | +64% |
| Stew the Coneys | 64% | +64% |
| Giant Opportunity | 64% | +63% |
| Tough Cookie | 64% | +63% |
| Welcome to Sweettooth | 61% | +60% |
💰 The best cards for your Meriadoc Brandybuck deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- The Notary Hobbits
- Feasting Hobbit
- Peregrin Took
- Brandywine Farmer
- Prosperous Innkeeper
- The Shire
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator
- Elanor Gardner
- Academy Manufactor
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Bag End Banquet
- Second Harvest
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Delighted Halfling
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Necklace of Girion
- Parallel Lives
- Doubling Season
- Dolmen Gate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Meriadoc Brandybuck
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Arcbound Ravager → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Meriadoc Brandybuck's color identity?
Meriadoc Brandybuck is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Meriadoc Brandybuck come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Meriadoc Brandybuck deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck run?
Real Meriadoc Brandybuck decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Meriadoc Brandybuck?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Notary Hobbits, Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator, Feasting Hobbit. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Meriadoc Brandybuck decks.
What combos does Meriadoc Brandybuck have?
Meriadoc Brandybuck has 3 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Notary Hobbits, Feasting Hobbit, Peregrin Took are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.