Samut, the Driving Force
First strike, vigilance, haste Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) Other creatures you control get +X/+0, where X is your speed. Noncreature spells you cast cost {X} less to cast, where X is your speed.
How Samut decks play in EDH
Samut, the Driving Force is a Naya commander in white, red and green costing 3RGW, and its legendary creature - human warrior cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Samut, the Driving Force decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $27.41Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (3)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Samut, the Driving Force 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 Samut, the Driving Force deck?
Samut, the Driving Force has a Naya colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Samut, the Driving Force?
The cards played most often in Samut, the Driving Force decks include Samut, Hazoret's Champion, Ajani's Anguish, Belladonna Took. 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 Samut, the Driving Force deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $27.41 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 Samut, the Driving Force 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.