BorosLegendary Creature — Human Artificer RogueSami, Wildcat Captain
Mana value6Rank#5,063
The Commander
Double strike, vigilance
Spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost 
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with cheap artifacts, then use Sami's affinity to cast the rest of your hand for nearly free—dumping into big payoffs, mass card draw, or just swinging with a 4-power double striker. You win by either snowballing artifact mana into an explosive turn or beating down with an evasive commander backed by equipment and tokens.
Strengths
- Affinity applies to ALL spells you cast, not just artifacts—instants, sorceries, and enchantments all get cheaper
- Double strike + vigilance make Sami a strong Voltron threat and a fine blocker
- RW has deep artifact support: Treasures, Clues, cheap mana rocks, and equipment all fuel the discount
- Can produce explosive turns chaining multiple spells once artifact count is high
Weaknesses
- Heavily reliant on having artifacts in play—board wipes and artifact destruction set you back hard
- Affinity only reduces generic mana, so heavily colored spells still need colored sources
- RW lacks card draw and ramp outside of artifacts, so a stalled board leaves you flooded
- Six-mana commander that does little the turn it lands without a built-up board
Key Cards
- Urza's Saga — Generates Construct tokens that scale with your artifact count, simultaneously raising your affinity discount.
- Sword of Fire and Ice — Turns Sami's double strike into card advantage and removal while pushing lethal commander damage.
- Sai, Master Thopterist — Pumps out Thopter tokens off every artifact cast, ballooning your affinity discount and board.
- Smothering Tithe — Creates a steady stream of Treasures that both ramp and deepen the affinity discount.
- Ornithopter — A free artifact that immediately lowers your spell costs and can carry equipment.
- Reckless Fireweaver — Drains opponents for each artifact entering, converting your artifact density into a wincon.
Upgrade Path
Add fast mana and free artifacts (Mox Opal, Lotus Petal, Ornithopter, Mishra's Bauble) to spike your affinity discount earlier. Tighten the curve with efficient equipment and artifact token engines (Sai, Thopter Foundry/Sword of the Meek) so every cast snowballs, and include artifact-count payoffs like Reckless Fireweaver for a non-combat backup. Protect the board with Teferi's Protection or a quick recur engine since you fold to a single wrath.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Commander damage via Sami with double strike and equipment
- ▸Artifact-payoff drains like Reckless Fireweaver and Disciple of the Vault
- ▸Go-wide token swarms backed by anthems and Shared Animosity
- ▸Explosive multi-spell turns ending in a big X-spell or finisher
Archetypes
- Artifacts/Affinity — Sami's blanket affinity rewards flooding the board with cheap artifacts to cast everything for a discount.
- Voltron — Double strike and vigilance make her an ideal equipment carrier for fast commander-damage kills.
- Tokens/Go-Wide — Artifact token makers like Sai and Thopter Foundry build both a board and the affinity engine.
- Spellslinger — Affinity cheapens instants and sorceries, enabling cheap big-X spells and storm-like turns.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RW), by popularity.
