Samwise Gamgee + Cauldron Familiar + Woe Strider

Samwise Gamgee

Cauldron Familiar

Woe Strider

How it works

1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar.
2. Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3. When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it and Samwise triggers.
4. Resolve the Cauldron Familiar trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain one life.
5. Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food token.
6. Repeat.

This elegant loop turns a humble cat-and-hobbit partnership into an engine of endless life drain, fueled by the recursive synergy between Samwise Gamgee and Cauldron Familiar. As the Cat continuously bakes itself into a snack to trigger its own return, Samwise gladly generates a fresh Food token every single time it enters the battlefield anew. Meanwhile, Woe Strider acts as the sacrificial altar at the heart of the kitchen, letting you pitch the Familiar effortlessly while providing a handy Scry 1 with every sacrifice.