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Sam, Loyal Attendant
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
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.
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“Food-making halfling duo that grinds value and life through cozy synergies.”
Midrange
Beginner
Lifegain, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Lifegain, Sacrifice
Strategy
Sam, Loyal Attendant is all about building a cozy, resilient Food engine that keeps you alive while generating value each turn. Every combat phase, you're making a Food token, and your ability to discount Food activation costs means you're essentially gaining life for cheap—perfect for a grindy, defensive strategy. The real charm comes from partnering with Frodo to create a thematic Hobbit duo that rewards you for playing the long game and staying patient.
Your win condition isn't flashy—it's simply outlasting opponents through life gain, board presence, and incremental advantage. You'll use Foods both as life insurance and as utility, since they're cheap artifacts that trigger any sacrifice or artifact synergies you pack in. With a few token doublers or passive life triggers, you turn a steady Food stream into an engine that's hard to race. The deck shines in multiplayer where you can sit back, build resources, and come out ahead after the early aggression dies down.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive staples like Doubling Season and use budget alternatives like Parallel Lives or Primal Vigor; cheap Food synergies like Tough Cookie and Tough Sandwich do the heavy lifting.
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