Samwise Gamgee
~$1.28 low · ~$17.96 high
Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #222 · Illustrated by Ekaterina Burmak
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #222 · Illustrated by Ekaterina BurmakWhat is Samwise Gamgee worth?
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~$1.28
Borderless non-foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #327
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~$17.96
Borderless foil · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #819
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Oracle text
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, 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.)
2/2
Format legality
All 5 printings of Samwise Gamgee
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #673· 2023Showcaserare· Cardmarket €7.99 | rare | $9.21 | $17.38 | €7.99 | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #819· 2023BorderlessShowcaseSurge Foilrare· Cardmarket €12.04 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $17.96 | €12.04 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #222· 2023rare· Cardmarket €1.57 · €2.60 foil | rare | $2.18 | $3.89 | €1.57€2.60 foil | |
 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth ltr #327· 2023BorderlessShowcaserare· Cardmarket €1.44 · €2.12 foil | rare | $1.28 | $2.74 | €1.44€2.12 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Promos pltr #222s· 2023Promorare· Cardmarket €5.11 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $9.23 | €5.11 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #2,359 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Food
- Artists
- Ekaterina Burmak, Marko Manev
Rulings (8)
2023-06-16
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.
2023-06-16
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.
2023-06-16
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.
2023-06-16
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.
2024-11-08
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.
2024-11-08
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
2024-11-08
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).
2024-11-08
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
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