Art: Axel Sauerwald · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

Legendary Creature — Halfling Scout · from $0.27

Partner with Sam, Loyal Attendant Vigilance Whenever Frodo attacks, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, the Ring tempts you. Then if Frodo is your Ring-bearer and the Ring has tempted you two or more times this game, draw a card.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

The 25 most-played cards in 19 settled top-16 lists running Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Birds of Paradise	100% · 19 of 19	2
2	Command Tower	100% · 19 of 19	2
3	Sol Ring	100% · 19 of 19	2
4	Swords to Plowshares	100% · 19 of 19	2
5	Exotic Orchard	84% · 16 of 19	2
6	Arcane Signet	74% · 14 of 19	2
7	Ash Barrens	58% · 11 of 19	2
8	Brushland	58% · 11 of 19	2
9	Canopy Vista	58% · 11 of 19	2
10	Commander's Sphere	58% · 11 of 19	2
11	Crypt Incursion	58% · 11 of 19	2
12	Dusk // Dawn	58% · 11 of 19	2
13	Eagles of the North	58% · 11 of 19	2
14	Essence Warden	58% · 11 of 19	2
15	Evolving Wilds	58% · 11 of 19	2
16	Farmer Cotton	58% · 11 of 19	2
17	Feasting Hobbit	58% · 11 of 19	2
18	Fell the Mighty	58% · 11 of 19	2
19	Field-Tested Frying Pan	58% · 11 of 19	2
20	Forest	58% · 11 of 19	2
21	Fortified Village	58% · 11 of 19	2
22	Fumigate	58% · 11 of 19	2
23	Gilded Goose	58% · 11 of 19	2
24	Go for the Throat	58% · 11 of 19	2
25	Gollum, Obsessed Stalker	58% · 11 of 19	2

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 21 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

15th of 32 — I PreconWars on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–1–2 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Fernando Muñiz García
16th of 38 — Monthly cEDH Tournament - Badlands on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Austyn Nace
9th of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E11 on Topdeck.ggSep 18, 2026 · 0–0–2 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by João Vitor Torres
13th of 17 — Hellspawn Weekly CEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 6, 2026 · 0–3–0 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by steven chen
3rd of 22 — MTG: Commander Precons on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 2–1–0 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Charlie
4th of 33 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E03 on Topdeck.ggJul 17, 2026 · 1–0–1 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Ana Carolina Correa do Nascimento
10th of 16 — Weekly Mulligans - June 21st on Topdeck.ggJun 21, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Austyn Nace
7th of 16 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJun 15, 2026 · 0–2–0 · with Sam, Loyal Attendant · by Anna

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Precons led by Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

Official preconstructed decks with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit at the helm.

Food and Fellowship
PreconCommander· Released Jun 2023

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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