Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310)
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Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311) 
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Sam, Faithful Companion (1R310) is a 
Shire Companion from the Fellowship of the Ring set.
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Strategy[edit]
Hearkening a card that would not be released until the Mines of Moria expansion (although a promotional copy was also available), Sam, Faithful Companion can tutor the site twilight number reducing Bill the Pony from the draw deck. With two copies of Bill the Pony in the draw deck, the Free Peoples player could usually ensure having one available for sites 2-4 and sites 7-9 (As long as they are not both drawn very early). With Bill the Pony X-listed in Movie Block, Sam, Faithful Companion only offers a boon in Fellowship Block, Towers Standard and Expanded formats.
The Frodo signet allows access to Frodo's Pipe, Dear Friends recycling, and skirmish wounding of Mind Your Own Affairs and No Use That Way, though in later blocks Sam, Frodo's Gardener and Sam, Resolute Halfling offer significantly more while also possessing the Frodo signet. Like all Pre-shadows versions of Sam, this character is Ring-Bound and can take the Ring from Frodo upon the latter's death.
Strengths and Weaknesses[edit]
Strong Versus...[edit]
- Expensive minions
- Seen primarily in Choke Decks
- Frodo signet allows access to Frodo's Pipe, Dear Friends recycling, and skirmish wounding of Mind Your Own Affairs and No Use That Way
Weak Versus...[edit]
- Useless in formats where Bill the Pony is X-listed
- Helpless
- Underground sites
- Does not offer as much utility as Sam, Son of Hamfast or Sam, Proper Poet
Alternate Personas[edit]
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Sam, Son of Hamfast (1C311)
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Fellowship: Exert Sam to remove a burden.
Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Proper Poet (2C114)
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Maneuver: Exert Sam twice to make him defender +1 until the regroup phase.
Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Frodo's Gardener (4R315)
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Ring-bound.
Fellowship: Play Sam’s Pack from your draw deck. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Samwise the Brave (4C316)
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Ring-bound.
Response: If a Shadow card is about to add any number of burdens, spot Frodo and exert Sam to prevent this. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit (5U115)
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Ring-bound.
While you can spot Frodo and Sméagol, Sam may not be overwhelmed unless his strength is tripled. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Needer of Vittles (7C326)
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Ring-bound.
Fellowship: Play a Hobbit companion to remove a burden. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Resolute Halfling (7R327)
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Ring-bound.
Fellowship: If you have initiative, discard a card from hand to heal Sam. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Great Elf Warrior (10P122)
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Ring-bound.
Sam is strength +1 for each Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
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Sam, Steadfast Friend (11U172)
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Ring-bound. Each other companion is resistance +1. |
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Sam, Bearer of Great Need (13R156)
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Ring-bound.
Sam is resistance +1 for each Hobbit you can spot. Regroup: Exert Sam and transfer a follower he is bearing to your support area to discard a minion from play. |
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Sam, Innocent Traveler (15U153)
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Ring-bound. While Sam bears the One Ring, he is resistance –4.
Maneuver: If Sam is bearing a follower, exert him to heal another Hobbit. Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer. |
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Sam, Loyal Friend (19P32)
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Fellowship. Ring-bound.
While Sam bears The One Ring, he is resistance -4. While you can spot 3 Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-bearer. |
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Sam, Of Bagshot Row (V1_54)
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Each time a companion with the Frodo signet wins a skirmish, you may exert Sam or add a burden to heal that companion.
Response: If Frodo is killed, make Sam the Ring-bearer (resistance 5). |
See Also[edit]
Decks[edit]
Fellowship Block "A Promise" Choke Deck by ket_the_jet
Starting Fellowship Ring-bearer: Frodo, Old Bilbo's Heir Ring: The One Ring, Isildur's Bane 1x Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race 1x Sam, Faithful Companion
Free Peoples Draw Deck 1x Aragorn, Ranger of the North 1x Thrarin, Dwarven Smith 1x Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit 1x Bounder 1x Filibert Bolger, Wily Rascal 1x Rosie Cotton, Hobbiton Lass 1x Dwarven Armor 1x Dwarven Axe 1x Gimli's Helm 1x Hand Axe 2x Bill the Pony 1x Hobbit Sword 1x Sting 1x Mithril-coat 2x Hobbit Intuition 2x Hobbit Stealth 1x Greatest Kingdom of My People 2x Till Durin Wakes Again 4x A Promise 1x A Talent for Not Being Seen 1x Consorting With Wizards 1x O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! 1x There and Back Again 2x Three Monstrous Trolls
