Samwise’s Heart: A True Hero Emerges
Meet Samwise Gamgee, the steadfast Halfling whose loyalty knows no bounds. This legendary creature from the Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set brings a unique blend of resourcefulness and heart to your Magic deck. With a mana cost of {1}{G}{W}, he’s a perfect addition to any deck focusing on creature synergy and sustainable advantage. Samwise rewards your strategy by creating Food tokens whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, allowing you to gain life and sustain your board presence.
Combine Samwise with cards like Eladamri’s Call to continually fetch allies, or use Fable of the Mirror-Breaker to create additional threats while gaining life. His ability to sacrifice three Foods to return a target historic card from your graveyard to your hand adds a layer of strategic depth that can turn the tide of battle. Trust in Samwise to not only support your forces but to embody the spirit of resilience that every great adventure needs.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {1}{G}{W}
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Card Type: Creature
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Subtypes: Legendary, Halfling Peasant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.”) Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
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Power / Toughness: 2/2
