Data:Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311)/Collection
 Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)
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As a card from the Fellowship of the Ring set, Data:Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311) was primarily gained through [standard booster packs | as a card in the XXX starter deck | direct purchase from the XXX product | explanation of promotional distribution], or sometimes as [a random rare in a starter deck]. It is a [brief description of usage], so its demand is [enormous | relatively high | average | relatively low | nonexistent].
- As a Common, Son of Hamfast has a 7 in 121 (~5.8%) chance of being in any FotR booster pack.
- Foil versions of Movie-era Common cards were randomly selected to be inserted into booster packs at a rate of 1 out of 13 packs (~7.7% of packs). This means any given FotR booster pack had a 1 in 1,573 (~0.064%) chance of containing a foil Son of Hamfast.
- The Fellowship of the Ring was printed (both standard and foil) in 7 languages other than English: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and Chinese.
All known card variants (including those listed above) are below:
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English • Nonfoil | Sam is tricky, because not only is he approximately the best burden removal option, for many cultures he represents almost the only burden removal option, as many cultures plain do not have access to native anti-corruption options. Sam probably deserves to be nerfed more than he is, but it's not possible to do so reasonably until other burden options have been added to more cultures in the future. Full article here.
Decipher Notes: This card has been on our X-List radar for quite some time. The deck lists turned in by the top 16 players of each major event this year were a perfect example of why – in every case, at least 15 of them were stocking one or more copies of Sam. He is simply too versatile, offering huge benefits regardless of Free Peoples strategy, and regardless of who your Ring-bearer is. And he’s even better if your Ring-bearer happens to be Frodo. With Shadows, the need to address Sam became even more pressing. With resistance becoming an important feature of all companions (not just Ring-bearer) and it being directly tied to burdens, Sam easily undermined a large number of Shadow cards in the set, and made many Free Peoples cards too reliable (and thus, too strong). |
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German • Nonfoil | |
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German • Foil | |
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French • Nonfoil | |
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French • Foil | |
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Italian • Nonfoil | |
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Italian • Foil | |
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Spanish • Nonfoil | |
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Spanish • Foil | |
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Polish • Nonfoil | |
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Polish • Foil | |
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Portuguese • Nonfoil | |
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Portuguese • Foil | |
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Chinese • Nonfoil | |
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Chinese • Foil |
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