---
name: "Samwise the Stouthearted"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "306"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Marko Manev"
oracle_id: "0e26b429-0469-474a-818a-2d4696c38a05"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/samwise-the-stouthearted-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Samwise the Stouthearted
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When Samwise enters, choose up to one target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand. Then the Ring tempts you.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samwise Gamgee](/printing/samwise-gamgee-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
2. [Faramir, Field Commander](/printing/faramir-field-commander-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Soothing of Sméagol](/printing/soothing-of-sméagol-ltr.md) — Instant
4. [Sam's Desperate Rescue](/printing/sams-desperate-rescue-ltr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Gollum, Patient Plotter](/printing/gollum-patient-plotter-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
6. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #306
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Marko Manev
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`