Academy Manufactor + Samwise Gamgee Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite storm count Infinite Clue tokens Infinite death triggers

Combo 1 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Peregrin Took

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Farmer Cotton + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Farmer Cotton either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {2}{G}{W} and commander tax, if applicable.
  2. When Farmer Cotton enters the battlefield, it and Samwise trigger.
  3. Resolve the Farmer Cotton trigger, creating two 1/1 Halfling creature tokens and two Food, two Clue and two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food, a Clue and a Treasure artifact token.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Farmer Cotton, adding {C}{C}.
  6. If Farmer Cotton is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. Activate Samwise by sacrificing the three Foods, returning Farmer Cotton to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {G}{W}.
  9. Repeat.
  10. Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may sacrifice them to get infinite colored mana, which can be used to cast Farmer Cotton for an arbitrarily large amount of mana to create infinite Food tokens.

Combo 3 with Emiel the Blessed + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

Results: Infinite blinking of most creatures · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite tapped Clue tokens · Infinite tapped Food tokens · Infinite tapped Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Academy Manufactor.
  2. When Academy Manufactor enters the battlefield, Samwise Gamgee triggers, creating a Food, a Clue, and a Treasure artifact token.
  3. Activate the Food, Clue and Treasure tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}{G}.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Parallel Lives

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Doubling Season

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Farmer Cotton + Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Farmer Cotton either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {2}{G}{W} and commander tax, if applicable.
  2. When Farmer Cotton enters the battlefield, it and Samwise trigger.
  3. Resolve the Farmer Cotton trigger, creating two 1/1 Halfling creature tokens and two Food, two Clue and two Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food, a Clue and a Treasure artifact token.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Farmer Cotton, adding {G}.
  6. If Farmer Cotton is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. Activate Samwise by sacrificing the three Foods, returning Farmer Cotton to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  9. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Halfling, adding {1}.
  10. Repeat.
  11. Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may sacrifice them to get infinite colored mana, which can be used to cast Farmer Cotton for an arbitrarily large amount of mana to create infinite Food tokens.

Combo 8 with Radiant Lotus + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped Treasure tokens · Infinite tapped Clue tokens · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and three Foods, causing you to add twelve mana of any color.
  2. Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure, Food and Clue tokens.
  3. Activate Samwise by sacrificing three Foods.
  4. Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure, Food and Clue tokens.
  5. Resolve the Samwise ability, returning Radiant Lotus from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Cast Radiant Lotus by paying {6}.
  7. Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and an artifact token, adding {6}.
  8. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 9 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Anointed Procession

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Viscera Seer

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Astrid, causing you to scry 1.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Astrid, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Bartolomé del Presidio

Also requires: Peregrin Took Peregrin Took Astrid Peth Astrid Peth Bartolomé del Presidio Bartolomé del Presidio
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Astrid, putting a +1/+1 counter on Bartolomé del Presidio.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Astrid, adding {W}.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 14 with Bill the Pony + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Bill the Pony by paying {3}{W}.
  2. When Bill the Pony enters the battlefield, it and Samwise trigger.
  3. Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food, a Clue and a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Bill the Pony trigger, creating two Food, two Clue and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Bill the Pony, adding {C}{C}.
  6. Activate Samwise by sacrificing three Foods, returning Bill the Pony to your hand from your graveyard.
  7. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender + Gingerbrute + Primal Vigor

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Syr Ginger to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Syr Ginger by paying {2}.
  6. When Syr Ginger enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Syr Ginger and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Carrion Feeder

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Astrid, putting a +1/+1 counter on Carrion Feeder.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 17 with Vegetation Abomination + Gingerbrute + Peregrin Took

Results: Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{G}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Vegetation Abomination to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Vegetation Abomination by paying {2}{G}.
  6. When Vegetation Abomination enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate the two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Vegetation Abomination and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 18 with Peregrin Took + Astrid Peth + Altar of Dementia

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Cast Astrid by paying {1}{W}.
  2. When Astrid enters the battlefield, its first ability and Samwise Gamgee trigger.
  3. Resolve the Astrid trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Samwise Gamgee trigger, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Astrid, causing target player to mill cards equal to its power.
  6. Activate Samwise Gamgee by sacrificing three Foods, returning Astrid from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Bill the Pony + Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Bill the Pony by paying {3}{W}.
  2. When Bill the Pony enters the battlefield, it and Samwise trigger.
  3. Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food, a Clue and a Treasure token.
  4. Resolve the Bill the Pony trigger, creating two Food, two Clue and two Treasure tokens.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bill the Pony, adding {1}.
  6. Activate Samwise by sacrificing three Foods, returning Bill the Pony to your hand from your graveyard.
  7. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{W}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 20 with Vegetation Abomination + Gingerbrute + Doubling Season

Results: Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Gingerbrute by paying {1}.
  2. When Gingerbrute enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  3. Activate the two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{G}.
  4. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Gingerbrute and the two Foods, returning Vegetation Abomination to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. Cast Vegetation Abomination by paying {2}{G}.
  6. When Vegetation Abomination enters the battlefield, Samwise triggers, creating two Clue, two Food and two Treasure tokens.
  7. Activate the two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}.
  8. Activate Samwise by sacrificing Vegetation Abomination and the two Foods, returning Gingerbrute to your hand from the battlefield.
  9. Repeat.
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