Core Synergy
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit
Sam, Frodo, and rules
Default Abzan configuration with two commanders and a 98-card library.
- Role
- Partner Commander; Ring Engine; Card Advantage
- Set
- LTC
Commander IntelligenceMarket trends
Sam, Loyal Attendant
Coverage4 out of 5Based on strategy, synergy, version, and market-intelligence coverage.Support cards24 cards
Create Food before attackers, activate it for less, enable Frodo, and turn excess artifact tokens into cards, counters, mana, drain, or verified loops.
- Color identity
- G / W
- Deck role
- Food creation
- Game plan
- Establish Sam, with Frodo as the default partner or Sam alone as the Selesnya branch.
Market Summary
Sam, Loyal Attendant market checks
Price and supply agreeMarket status24Cards monitored8Active signals8Supply pressure4Higher confidenceSep 29, 2026Last market update
Price and supply agree: Gilded Goose is the first card to verify because Gilded Goose: demand may be rising in the latest market signal row.
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Combo To Know
Sam + Gourmand's Talent + Basalt Monolith
During your turn, Gourmand's Talent makes Basalt Monolith a Food.
Infinite colorless mana.
- Line
- Infinite
Market Watch
Gilded Goose
Food Producer; Ramp
Gilded Goose: demand may be rising in the latest market signal row.
- NeoPrice
- $0.42
Recent Intelligence
Sam Turns Every Combat Into Discounted Food
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit
Create Food before attackers, activate it for less, enable Frodo, and turn excess artifact tokens into cards, counters, mana, drain, or verified loops.
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How This Commander Plays
Sam creates a Food at the beginning of every combat on your turn and discounts activated abilities of Foods. With Frodo, that built-in Food can gain 3 life before attackers, enabling Ring progression and later card draw. Sam alone remains a legal Selesnya Food, lifegain, token, and counter commander without black aristocrats cards.
Core Game Plan
- Establish Sam, with Frodo as the default partner or Sam alone as the Selesnya branch.
- Create the guaranteed Food at the beginning of each combat on your turn.
- Increase Food and related token production.
- Gain 3 life before Frodo attacks, then advance the Ring and later draw cards.
- Convert excess Food into cards, counters, mana, drain, creatures, or other artifact tokens.
- Protect or rebuild the engine, then finish through token pressure, lifegain conversion, drain, or a verified loop.
Key Mechanics
Food creationFood activated-cost reductionlifegainpartner with Frodoartifact-token multiplicationsacrifice conversion
Build Paths
Use Sam's discounted Food before attacks to enable Frodo, advance the Ring, and convert later attacks into cards.
Default Abzan pair with two commanders and a 98-card library.Multiply Food into Clues, Treasures, creatures, and token ETB/LTB value.
Token multiplication is a resource engine, not automatically an infinite loop.Use Food sacrifice, recursive creatures, outlets, and drain in the partnered Abzan shell.
Black payoffs are unavailable when Sam is the only commander.Build Selesnya Food, lifegain counters, artifact-token multiplication, and compact green-white loops.
One commander, a 99-card library, and no Frodo or black cards.The public set is intentionally narrow: two Selesnya Sam-required loops and two partnered-Abzan Food loops, each with exact Commander Spellbook IDs and prerequisites.
Combos & Interactions
4 reviewed lines
Infinite colorless mana.
VerifiedInfinite artifact, Food, Clue, and creature tokens; infinite card draw, lifegain, artifact ETB/LTB/sacrifice triggers, creature ETBs, and draw/lifegain triggers.
VerifiedCore Mechanics
What the deck is built to do
Artifact-token generation
Commander Market Impact
Market checks tied to this commander
See which Commander-related cards are showing meaningful price, supply, liquidity, or marketplace changes.
24cards monitored8active signals8supply checks
Demand may be risingMOCGilded GooseWhy players care: Food Producer; RampMarket read: Price movement has support from current market evidence. Still check the exact printing, condition, and seller depth before comparing versions.NeoPrice$0.42InventoryNot trackedPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Supply is getting thinMSCSwords to PlowsharesWhy players care: Interaction UpgradeMarket read: Swords to Plowshares: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-84%).NeoPrice$2.52Inventory242 copiesPrice confidenceModerate Confidence
Growing InventoryMH2Academy ManufactorWhy players care: Artifact-Token Multiplier; Combo PieceMarket read: Academy Manufactor: growing inventory over the 14d window (+163%).NeoPrice$11.05Inventory83 copiesPrice confidenceHigh Confidence
Supply is getting thinLTCBasalt MonolithWhy players care: Mana Engine; Combo PieceMarket read: Basalt Monolith: supply is getting thin in the latest market signal row.NeoPrice$5.75Inventory83 copiesPrice confidenceHigh ConfidenceCards To Watch
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Farmer CottonFood Producer; Creature-Token ProducerView card ->
Prize PigMana Creature; Lifegain Untap; Combo PieceView card ->
Scurry OakCounter Payoff; Token Producer; Combo PieceView card ->
Rosie Cotton of South LaneToken Counter Payoff; UpgradeView card ->Gourmand's TalentFood Type-Changer; Lifegain Payoff; Combo PieceView card ->Continue Exploring
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