Budget idea from the same protection, draw, interaction, and mana upgrades support package.
Commander Intelligence
Sam, Loyal Attendant - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Sam, Loyal Attendant has 8 connected upgrade cards across Food lifegain, Lifegain counters, Protection, draw, interaction, and mana upgrades support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades1 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Interaction UpgradeSwords to PlowsharesMSC versionNeoPrice $2.52View card ->
Ramp; Mana-Correction UpgradeNature's LoreMSC versionNeoPrice $2.99View card ->
Food Density; Treasure; Mana UpgradeTireless ProvisionerLTC versionNeoPrice $4.33View card ->
Lifegain Draw; Card-Advantage UpgradeWell of Lost DreamsC21 versionNeoPrice $5.81View card ->
Token Draw; Aristocrats UpgradeSkullclampBLC versionNeoPrice $7.23View card ->
Protection; Board-Wipe Resilience; UpgradeHeroic InterventionLTC versionNeoPrice $19.23View card ->Wait / Check Price First1 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds4 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Lifegain countersRosie Cotton of South Lane$1.54
Supports Sam-alone counter/token conversion without being part of the imported Sam loops.
Protection, draw, interaction, and mana upgradesSwords to Plowshares$2.52
Balances engine density with interaction.
Protection, draw, interaction, and mana upgradesNature's Lore$2.99
Supports both Selesnya and partnered Abzan sequencing.
Food lifegainTireless Provisioner$4.33
Improves Food density and mana correction in either green configuration.
Budget Replacements1 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.