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Samwise Gamgee
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant · GW
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
Samwise Gamgee is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €1.39
Average lands in decks for Samwise Gamgee: 35
LifegainLegendsTokensHistoricFoodArtifactsCombo+1/+1 Counters
Build your Samwise Gamgee deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Samwise Gamgee 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Samwise Gamgee 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency46
- Speed59
- Interaction53
- Resilience80
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 5 Forest)
Peregrin Took · Rosie Cotton of South Lane · Academy Manufactor · Gilded Goose · Swords to Plowshares · Sol Ring · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Sam, Loyal Attendant · Farmer Cotton · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Path to Exile · Treebeard, Gracious Host · The Battle of Bywater · Banquet Guests · Tireless Provisioner · Elanor Gardner · Arcane Signet · Gandalf the White · Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit · Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle · The Gaffer · Boromir, Warden of the Tower · Feasting Hobbit · Inspiring Statuary · Meriadoc Brandybuck · Delighted Halfling · Astrid Peth · Idol of Oblivion · Merry, Warden of Isengard · Sarinth Steelseeker · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Bill the Pony · Birds of Paradise · Many Partings · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Samwise the Stouthearted · Trail of Crumbs · Beast Within · Heroic Intervention · Prosperous Innkeeper · Revive the Shire · Motivated Pony · The Cabbage Merchant · Loran of the Third Path · Prize Pig · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Apothecary White · Bennie Bracks, Zoologist · Flowering of the White Tree · Cadira, Caller of the Small · Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles · Hobbit's Sting · Cultivate · Frodo Baggins · Haliya, Guided by Light · Ninja Pizza · Feasting Troll King · Generous Gift · Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Yotian Dissident · Llanowar Elves · Reprieve · War of the Last Alliance · Command Tower · The Shire · Canopy Vista · Sunpetal Grove · Brushland · Temple Garden · Fortified Village · Minas Tirith · Overgrown Farmland · Bountiful Promenade · Windswept Heath · Gingerbread Cabin · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Horizon Canopy · Scattered Groves · Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway · Hushwood Verge · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Lush Portico · Sungrass Prairie · Temple of Plenty · Path of Ancestry · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · The Grey Havens
🃏 Recommended cards for Samwise Gamgee
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Samwise Gamgee, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Peregrin Took | 96% | +92% |
| Rosie Cotton of South Lane | 89% | +81% |
| Academy Manufactor | 81% | +79% |
| Gilded Goose | 80% | +76% |
| Sam, Loyal Attendant | 77% | +74% |
| The Shire | 76% | +72% |
| Farmer Cotton | 75% | +72% |
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 73% | +71% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 77% | +71% |
| Treebeard, Gracious Host | 67% | +65% |
| The Battle of Bywater | 66% | +63% |
| Banquet Guests | 64% | +62% |
| Elanor Gardner | 62% | +61% |
| Gandalf the White | 61% | +59% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 64% | +59% |
| Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle | 56% | +55% |
| Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit | 56% | +54% |
| The Gaffer | 56% | +53% |
| Feasting Hobbit | 53% | +52% |
| Inspiring Statuary | 52% | +51% |
| Meriadoc Brandybuck | 51% | +49% |
| Sarinth Steelseeker | 49% | +48% |
| Boromir, Warden of the Tower | 54% | +48% |
| Astrid Peth | 49% | +48% |
💰 The best cards for your Samwise Gamgee 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.
- Peregrin Took
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Gilded Goose
- Sam, Loyal Attendant
- The Shire
- Night of the Sweets' Revenge
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Farmer Cotton
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Treebeard, Gracious Host
- The Battle of Bywater
- Elanor Gardner
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Delighted Halfling
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Campsite Cuisine
- The One Ring
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Samwise Gamgee's color identity?
Samwise Gamgee is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Samwise Gamgee come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Samwise Gamgee deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 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 26 % of the time and floods 23 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Samwise Gamgee deck run?
Real Samwise Gamgee decks run 35 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 Samwise Gamgee?
The three highest-synergy cards are Peregrin Took, Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Academy Manufactor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Samwise Gamgee decks.
What combos does Samwise Gamgee have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Samwise Gamgee. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Samwise Gamgee deck cost?
You can start cheap: Peregrin Took, Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Gilded Goose 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.