Samwise only costs two mana, so even if it gets removed you can easily pay its commander tax
Card Set(s) -Legacy of the Master- [OP-12] CARD VIEW OP12-102 | SR | CHARACTER Shirahoshi Attribute Wisdom Block Icon 3 Type Merfolk/Fish-Man Island Effect If your Character with a base cost of 6 or less would be removed from the field by your opponent's effect, you may turn 1 card from the top of your Life cards face-up instead
But then the rules text and the gameplay it endorses sink in and you realize this: by simply having it on the battlefield, the game is bound to end with as little as an additional blue mana in the most dramatic of ways
In fact, Syr Vondam, the Lucents lifelink and 4 power can easily trigger Haliya, Guided by Lights end step draw ability
A 3/3 for five mana, whenever a land enters the battlefield under its owner's control, Ob Nixilis causes the target player to lose three life, putting three +1/+1 counters on Ob Nixilis in the process