Samwise Combo 
Samwise Combo Modern decklist played by Daniel Mares at $1K Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 10:00 am (20 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Daniel Mares
- Finish
- #82 of 82, 0-3
- Archetype
- Samwise Combo
- Staples
- Samwise Combo
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (28)
- 1 Carrion Feeder
- 4 Cauldron Familiar
- 1 Enduring Innocence
- 4 Gilded Goose
- 1 Haywire Mite
- 2 Marionette Apprentice
- 3 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Renegade Rallier
- 4 Samwise Gamgee
- 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
- 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1 Viscera Seer
- 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- 3 Young Wolf
Instants (6)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (22)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Samwise Combo list
Average of 6 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 20, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Fatal Push (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Marionette Apprentice (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Carrion Feeder (1 vs 2.0)
- -1 Endurance (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- –
Fewer than usual
- -1 Force of Vigor (1 vs 2.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Formifrommirrah in Destination Qualifier Modern (10 cards away from the average)
Combos in this deck
3 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Cauldron Familiar + Samwise Gamgee + Viscera Seer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Cauldron Familiar + Samwise Gamgee
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Cauldron Familiar + Samwise Gamgee + Umbral Collar Zealot
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.82 average mana value · 1.82 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
22 36.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 75.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 71.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 79.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
7 symbols (13.5%)
17 sources (25.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (5.9%)
-
17 symbols (32.7%)
19 sources (27.9%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (5.9%)
-
28 symbols (53.8%)
24 sources (35.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 28 (46.7%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 22 (36.7%)