Sam, Loyal Attendant
Partner with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit (When this creature enters, target player may put Frodo into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Activated abilities of Foods you control cost {1} less to activate.
How Sam decks play in EDH
Sam, Loyal Attendant is a Selesnya commander in white and green costing 1GW, and its legendary creature - halfling peasant 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 Sam, Loyal Attendant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $27.69Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sam, Loyal Attendant decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Sam, Loyal Attendant deck?
Sam, Loyal Attendant has a Selesnya colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sam, Loyal Attendant?
The cards played most often in Sam, Loyal Attendant decks include Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator, Belladonna Took, 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 Sam, Loyal Attendant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $27.69 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 Sam, Loyal Attendant 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.