Meriadoc Brandybuck
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.")
How Meriadoc Brandybuck decks play in EDH
Meriadoc Brandybuck is a mono-green commander costing 1G, and its legendary creature - halfling citizen line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Meriadoc Brandybuck decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.57Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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What colours can I use in a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck?
Meriadoc Brandybuck has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Meriadoc Brandybuck?
The cards played most often in Meriadoc Brandybuck decks include Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator, The Notary Hobbits, Bag End Banquet. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.57 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Meriadoc Brandybuck deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.