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Sami, Wildcat Captain

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Rogue · from $1.09

Double strike, vigilance Spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)

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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

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 37 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	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
34	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
35	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
36	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
37	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
38	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
42	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
43	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
48	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
49	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
50	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
51	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
55	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
56	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
57	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
58	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
59	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
60	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
61	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
62	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
63	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
64	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
65	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
66	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
67	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
68	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
69	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
70	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
71	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
72	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
73	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
74	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
75	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
76	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
77	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50
78	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
79	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
80	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
81	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
82	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
83	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
84	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
85	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
86	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
87	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
88	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
89	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
90	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
91	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
92	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
93	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
94	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
95	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
96	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
97	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
98	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
99	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
100	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30

Curve of these staples

Most played with Sami, Wildcat Captain

The 25 most-played cards in 33 settled top-16 lists running Sami, Wildcat Captain at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arid Mesa	100% · 33 of 33	16
2	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	100% · 33 of 33	16
3	Command Tower	100% · 33 of 33	16
4	Esper Sentinel	100% · 33 of 33	16
5	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 33 of 33	16
6	Great Furnace	100% · 33 of 33	16
7	Jeska's Will	100% · 33 of 33	16
8	Mox Opal	100% · 33 of 33	16
9	Sacred Foundry	100% · 33 of 33	16
10	Silence	100% · 33 of 33	16
11	Sol Ring	100% · 33 of 33	16
12	The Endstone	100% · 33 of 33	16
13	Ancient Den	97% · 32 of 33	15
14	Ancient Tomb	97% · 32 of 33	15
15	Chrome Mox	97% · 32 of 33	15
16	Coveted Jewel	97% · 32 of 33	16
17	Enlightened Tutor	97% · 32 of 33	15
18	Gamble	97% · 32 of 33	15
19	Grim Monolith	97% · 32 of 33	15
20	Lotus Petal	97% · 32 of 33	15
21	Mana Vault	97% · 32 of 33	15
22	Memory Jar	97% · 32 of 33	15
23	Plateau	97% · 32 of 33	15
24	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	97% · 32 of 33	15
25	Sensei's Divining Top	97% · 32 of 33	16

Combos with Sami, Wildcat Captain

The 10 most popular of 41 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Mystic Forge + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Scrap Trawler
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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Sami, Wildcat Captain + Spine of Ish Sah
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite storm count
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Ancestral Statue + Sami, Wildcat Captain
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Sensei's Divining Top
Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite looting
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Krark-Clan Ironworks + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Spine of Ish Sah
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite storm count · Destroy all permanents opponents control each turn · Lock · Mass Land Denial
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Grinding Station + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Spine of Ish Sah
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count · Destroy all permanents opponents control each turn · Lock · Mass Land Denial
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Myr Retriever + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Scrap Trawler
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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Echoes of Eternity + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Sensei's Divining Top
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count
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Arcbound Ravager + Sami, Wildcat Captain + Spine of Ish Sah
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Destroy all permanents opponents control each turn · Lock · Mass Land Denial
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 33 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 16 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Side Deck on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Jerry Rowland
4th of 32 — Cave Clash! - CEDH Event on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Just_Ice [Sentinel]
4th of 43 — MidSeason cEDH PT - cEDH European Championship Invitational on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–2–3 · by Romualdo Duarte
6th of 16 — Top 16 @ Tavern on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Rubi Chandler
6th of 16 — LEGENDS OF THE STACK INVITATIONAL - TAVERN OF SOULS on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Rubi Chandler
15th of 26 — ETB Newmarket - cEDH Tournament Septemper on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Saturn 🪐
11th of 21 — The Stack and Shack Showdown #6: Birthday Beatdown on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by William Kuehni
3rd of 21 — CEDH Win-A-Dual on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Bryan Kirby

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

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