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: €0.06
Average lands in decks for Meriadoc Brandybuck: 37
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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 per EDHREC (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 (51/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed53
- Interaction22
- Resilience72
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (14 nonbasic, 23 Forest)
Feasting Hobbit · Peregrin Took · Tireless Provisioner · Brandywine Farmer · Elanor Gardner · Sol Ring · Academy Manufactor · Gilded Goose · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Prosperous Innkeeper · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Beast Within · Killer Service · Giant Opportunity · Many Partings · Tough Cookie · Trail of Crumbs · Feasting Troll King · Gingerbrute · Idol of Oblivion · Revive the Shire · Stew the Coneys · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Motivated Pony · Return to Nature · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Welcome to Sweettooth · Delighted Halfling · Harmonize · Erinis, Gloom Stalker · Nature's Claim · Second Harvest · Provisions Merchant · Return from the Wilds · Witch's Oven · Elvish Mystic · Fae Offering · Kodama's Reach · Pippin's Bravery · Candy Trail · Eternal Witness · Generous Ent · Heroic Intervention · Inspiring Statuary · Lembas · Maskwood Nexus · Mushroom Watchdogs · Nature's Lore · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Parallel Lives · Solemn Simulacrum · Halsin, Emerald Archdruid · Masked Vandal · Nettlecyst · Rampant Growth · The Underworld Cookbook · Galadriel, Gift-Giver · Rampage of the Clans · Three Visits · Universal Automaton · Assemble the Entmoot · The Shire · Gingerbread Cabin · Access Tunnel · Castle Garenbrig · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Boseiju, Who Endures · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Path of Ancestry · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower · Inventors' Fair · Tree of Tales
🃏 Recommended cards for Meriadoc Brandybuck
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Meriadoc Brandybuck, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Feasting Hobbit | 87% | +86% |
| Peregrin Took | 87% | +84% |
| Brandywine Farmer | 80% | +80% |
| Elanor Gardner | 80% | +79% |
| Prosperous Innkeeper | 77% | +76% |
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 77% | +75% |
| Academy Manufactor | 77% | +75% |
| Gilded Goose | 77% | +74% |
| The Shire | 77% | +73% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 73% | +70% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 73% | +69% |
| Killer Service | 70% | +69% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 83% | +67% |
| Giant Opportunity | 67% | +66% |
| Tough Cookie | 67% | +66% |
| Trail of Crumbs | 67% | +66% |
| Many Partings | 67% | +64% |
| Gingerbrute | 63% | +63% |
| Stew the Coneys | 63% | +63% |
| Feasting Troll King | 63% | +62% |
| Revive the Shire | 63% | +62% |
| Idol of Oblivion | 63% | +60% |
| Motivated Pony | 60% | +60% |
| Welcome to Sweettooth | 60% | +59% |
💰 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.
- Feasting Hobbit
- Peregrin Took
- Brandywine Farmer
- Prosperous Innkeeper
- Night of the Sweets' Revenge
- Gilded Goose
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Elanor Gardner
- Academy Manufactor
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Candy Trail
- Generous Ent
- Masked Vandal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Delighted Halfling
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Parallel Lives
- Dolmen Gate
- Doubling Season
- Aetherflux Reservoir
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 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 +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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 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 17 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck run?
Real Meriadoc Brandybuck decks run 37 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 Feasting Hobbit, Peregrin Took, Brandywine Farmer. 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: Feasting Hobbit, Peregrin Took, Brandywine Farmer 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.