Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

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Levi Perry
Nov 20, 2025
What If Commander Damage Didn't Exist?
What if we got rid of commander damage? Or switched to cumulative commander damage? Let's look at the possibilities.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Great Forest Druid
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Eclipsed Realms
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pippin, Warden of Isengard
93%inclusion568 decks608 decks
84%synergy
Banquet Guests
93%inclusion565 decks608 decks
84%synergy
Merry, Warden of Isengard
92%inclusion557 decks608 decks
83%synergy
Rapacious Guest
92%inclusion558 decks608 decks
82%synergy
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
89%inclusion540 decks608 decks
81%synergy
Farmer Cotton
91%inclusion555 decks608 decks
80%synergy
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
93%inclusion568 decks608 decks
80%synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
93%inclusion568 decks608 decks
79%synergy
Savvy Hunter
88%inclusion535 decks608 decks
79%synergy
Feasting Hobbit
87%inclusion531 decks608 decks
79%synergy
Top Cards
Mirkwood Bats
92%inclusion560 decks608 decks
74%synergy
Gilded Goose
90%inclusion546 decks608 decks
78%synergy
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion533 decks608 decks
75%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
88%inclusion532 decks608 decks
24%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
87%inclusion527 decks608 decks
66%synergy
Revive the Shire
86%inclusion523 decks608 decks
78%synergy
Cultivate
84%inclusion512 decks608 decks
44%synergy
The Gaffer
84%inclusion510 decks608 decks
71%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
83%inclusion507 decks608 decks
75%synergy
Field-Tested Frying Pan
83%inclusion503 decks608 decks
77%synergy
Creatures
Prize Pig
82%inclusion501 decks608 decks
73%synergy
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
78%inclusion476 decks608 decks
73%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
78%inclusion476 decks608 decks
69%synergy
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
77%inclusion471 decks608 decks
72%synergy
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
76%inclusion465 decks608 decks
71%synergy
Motivated Pony
75%inclusion458 decks608 decks
70%synergy
Peregrin Took
72%inclusion438 decks608 decks
59%synergy
Essence Warden
70%inclusion425 decks608 decks
57%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion407 decks608 decks
33%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
63%inclusion386 decks608 decks
56%synergy
Shire Shirriff
61%inclusion370 decks608 decks
58%synergy
Meriadoc Brandybuck
60%inclusion366 decks608 decks
53%synergy
Samwise Gamgee
56%inclusion341 decks608 decks
43%synergy
Butterbur, Bree Innkeeper
48%inclusion292 decks608 decks
46%synergy
Generous Ent
44%inclusion269 decks608 decks
42%synergy
Orchard Strider
38%inclusion231 decks608 decks
37%synergy
Woodfall Primus
37%inclusion224 decks608 decks
34%synergy
Great Oak Guardian
36%inclusion218 decks608 decks
34%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
35%inclusion213 decks608 decks
31%synergy
Elanor Gardner
35%inclusion210 decks608 decks
28%synergy
Landroval, Horizon Witness
30%inclusion183 decks608 decks
29%synergy
Academy Manufactor
27%inclusion165 decks608 decks
17%synergy
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
26%inclusion158 decks608 decks
22%synergy
Bill the Pony
22%inclusion136 decks608 decks
21%synergy
Eagles of the North
21%inclusion130 decks608 decks
21%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
21%inclusion126 decks608 decks
19%synergy
Frodo Baggins
19%inclusion118 decks608 decks
17%synergy
Aragorn, Company Leader
17%inclusion105 decks608 decks
16%synergy
Greta, Sweettooth Scourge
17%inclusion103 decks608 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion85 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
13%inclusion78 decks608 decks
8%synergy
Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
11%inclusion64 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
10%inclusion60 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Eastfarthing Farmer
8.9%inclusion54 decks608 decks
8%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
8.9%inclusion54 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Astrid Peth
8.6%inclusion52 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
8.2%inclusion50 decks608 decks
0%synergy
Saradoc, Master of Buckland
8.2%inclusion50 decks608 decks
7%synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
7.7%inclusion47 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
7.6%inclusion46 decks608 decks
7%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
7.6%inclusion46 decks608 decks
7%synergy
Experimental Confectioner
7.4%inclusion45 decks608 decks
3%synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Camellia, the Seedmiser
6.9%inclusion30 decks434 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
6.9%inclusion42 decks608 decks
-3%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
5.9%inclusion36 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Brandywine Farmer
5.8%inclusion35 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Tough Cookie
5.8%inclusion35 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mortify
82%inclusion497 decks608 decks
68%synergy
Path to Exile
81%inclusion491 decks608 decks
34%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
80%inclusion487 decks608 decks
44%synergy
Go for the Throat
74%inclusion450 decks608 decks
67%synergy
Crypt Incursion
64%inclusion390 decks608 decks
60%synergy
Hobbit's Sting
26%inclusion161 decks608 decks
24%synergy
Stew the Coneys
14%inclusion87 decks608 decks
13%synergy
Mortality Spear
13%inclusion80 decks608 decks
9%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
11%inclusion64 decks608 decks
10%synergy
Pippin's Bravery
11%inclusion64 decks608 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
8.4%inclusion51 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Beast Within
7.7%inclusion47 decks608 decks
-16%synergy
Slip On the Ring
6.9%inclusion42 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Second Breakfast
6.9%inclusion42 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Bombadil's Song
6.3%inclusion38 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
5.6%inclusion34 decks608 decks
-8%synergy
Savor
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
79%inclusion481 decks608 decks
66%synergy
Farseek
78%inclusion475 decks608 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
75%inclusion453 decks608 decks
62%synergy
Fell the Mighty
73%inclusion441 decks608 decks
62%synergy
Fumigate
69%inclusion420 decks608 decks
61%synergy
Harmonize
67%inclusion408 decks608 decks
60%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion387 decks608 decks
41%synergy
Many Partings
49%inclusion295 decks608 decks
42%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
41%inclusion249 decks608 decks
30%synergy
The Ring Goes South
16%inclusion98 decks608 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
13%inclusion78 decks608 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
13%inclusion77 decks608 decks
-14%synergy
Claim the Precious
11%inclusion65 decks608 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
77%inclusion470 decks608 decks
69%synergy
Trading Post
55%inclusion335 decks608 decks
52%synergy
Hithlain Rope
24%inclusion143 decks608 decks
23%synergy
Heaped Harvest
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Lembas
13%inclusion77 decks608 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
12%inclusion71 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Bilbo's Ring
11%inclusion66 decks608 decks
8%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.7%inclusion41 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Excalibur II
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Instant Ramen
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.8%inclusion35 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Assemble the Entmoot
70%inclusion423 decks608 decks
65%synergy
Dawn of Hope
63%inclusion386 decks608 decks
59%synergy
Call for Unity
57%inclusion345 decks608 decks
54%synergy
Call of the Ring
29%inclusion174 decks608 decks
21%synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
27%inclusion166 decks608 decks
22%synergy
Midnight Snack
18%inclusion49 decks274 decks
16%synergy
Trail of Crumbs
15%inclusion94 decks608 decks
12%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
13%inclusion76 decks608 decks
9%synergy
Shortcut to Mushrooms
10%inclusion62 decks608 decks
9%synergy
Welcome to Sweettooth
7.9%inclusion48 decks608 decks
7%synergy
War of the Last Alliance
7.4%inclusion45 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
81%inclusion495 decks608 decks
65%synergy
Access Tunnel
78%inclusion473 decks608 decks
64%synergy
Ghost Quarter
61%inclusion373 decks608 decks
55%synergy
The Shire
41%inclusion247 decks608 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.1%inclusion43 decks608 decks
-26%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.1%inclusion43 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.6%inclusion40 decks608 decks
2%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
6.4%inclusion39 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.3%inclusion32 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion561 decks608 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion557 decks608 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion406 decks608 decks
57%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
65%inclusion396 decks608 decks
54%synergy
Pristine Talisman
56%inclusion338 decks608 decks
51%synergy
Inherited Envelope
14%inclusion86 decks608 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion607 decks608 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion606 decks608 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion604 decks608 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion586 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
92%inclusion559 decks608 decks
39%synergy
Canopy Vista
90%inclusion546 decks608 decks
45%synergy
Path of Ancestry
89%inclusion539 decks608 decks
61%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
87%inclusion527 decks608 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
86%inclusion524 decks608 decks
31%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
86%inclusion523 decks608 decks
69%synergy
Fortified Village
86%inclusion520 decks608 decks
62%synergy
Isolated Chapel
85%inclusion518 decks608 decks
42%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
85%inclusion517 decks608 decks
69%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
85%inclusion514 decks608 decks
43%synergy
Scattered Groves
81%inclusion494 decks608 decks
69%synergy
Brushland
80%inclusion487 decks608 decks
52%synergy
Scoured Barrens
80%inclusion486 decks608 decks
68%synergy
Graypelt Refuge
78%inclusion476 decks608 decks
71%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
78%inclusion472 decks608 decks
59%synergy
Evolving Wilds
73%inclusion444 decks608 decks
44%synergy
Shire Terrace
71%inclusion432 decks608 decks
66%synergy
Ash Barrens
66%inclusion402 decks608 decks
58%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
11%inclusion51 decks468 decks
-14%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.2%inclusion50 decks608 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
7.1%inclusion43 decks608 decks
-21%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
6.6%inclusion40 decks608 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.1%inclusion37 decks608 decks
-9%synergy
Blossoming Sands
5.8%inclusion35 decks608 decks
-2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
5.3%inclusion32 decks608 decks
-3%synergy