Samwise Gamgee
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant · 
Samwise Gamgee is part of 93 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Academy Manufactor and Peregrin Took.
Samwise Gamgee
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, 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.)
- Mana value
- 2
- Power/Toughness
- 2/2
- Keywords
- Food
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Samwise Gamgee across all of its 93 combos.
Roles in combos
Samwise Gamgee can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Samwise Gamgee
93 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Viscera Seer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Carrion Feeder
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Cauldron Familiar
Samwise Gamgee
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Academy Manufactor
Peregrin Took
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Bartolomé del Presidio
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Farmer Cotton
Samwise Gamgee
Academy Manufactor
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Peregrin Took
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite green mana
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Umbral Collar Zealot
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Emiel the Blessed
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
Academy Manufactor
Samwise Gamgee
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite blinking of most creatures
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite tapped Clue tokens
Infinite tapped Food tokens
Infinite tapped Treasure tokens
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Altar of Dementia
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Academy Manufactor
Parallel Lives
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Academy Manufactor
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Farmer Cotton
Samwise Gamgee
Academy Manufactor
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Academy Manufactor
Doubling Season
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Radiant Lotus
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Academy Manufactor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite storm count
Infinite tapped Treasure tokens
Infinite tapped Clue tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Radiant Lotus
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Peregrin Took
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite storm count
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite tapped Treasure tokens
Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Gingerbrute
Academy Manufactor
Anointed Procession
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Samwise Gamgee
Peregrin Took
Astrid Peth
Academy Manufactor
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
