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Samwise Gamgee, art by Ekaterina Burmak
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Samwise Gamgee

{G}{W} · Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Rulings (8)

Jun 16, 2023 · Some abilities trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell." Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

Jun 16, 2023 · Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell" won't trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won't trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a card with the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype.

Jun 16, 2023 · A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn't make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn't.

Jun 16, 2023 · An ability that triggers "whenever you cast a historic spell" doesn't trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.

Nov 8, 2024 · You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.

Nov 8, 2024 · Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.

Nov 8, 2024 · If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature — Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).

Nov 8, 2024 · Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=54 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
SamwiseModern100%49
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit / Sam, Loyal AttendantcEDH100%1
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the WeavercEDH25%4
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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