Samwise the Stouthearted
Flash When Samwise enters, choose up to one target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand. Then the Ring tempts you.
How Samwise the Stouthearted decks play in EDH
Samwise the Stouthearted is a mono-white commander costing 1W, and its legendary creature - halfling peasant 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 Samwise the Stouthearted decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $21.12Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Removal (3)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Samwise the Stouthearted 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 Samwise the Stouthearted deck?
Samwise the Stouthearted has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Samwise the Stouthearted?
The cards played most often in Samwise the Stouthearted decks include Flickering Hound, Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care, Dwarven Shortsword. 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 Samwise the Stouthearted deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $21.12 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 Samwise the Stouthearted 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.