DerelictDutchmanMTG
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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hobbit Diet Plan"},{"insert":" is an upgraded Abzan Food deck built around doing exactly what halflings do best—eating everything in sight and turning those meals into overwhelming board presence. The plan is simple, satisfying, and wonderfully thematic: generate piles of Food, convert that into life, value, and creature buffs, then let Bilbo take over the late game. Once your pantry is full, Bilbo’s ability becomes a reliable finisher, letting you swing out with a massive, well-fed army.\nThis list avoids “win the game” cards on purpose. Instead of shortcutting the experience, the deck leans into the cozy grind of Food production, incremental lifegain, and steady board development. Victory feels earned—sweet, even—because it comes from clever sequencing, resource management, and knowing exactly when to turn your feast into force.\nWith upgraded ramp, token makers, and lifegain payoffs, the deck plays smoothly from early nibbling to late‑game banquets. Whether you’re flooding the board with halflings, draining opponents with Food synergies, or powering up a decisive Bilbo attack, Hobbit Diet Plan delivers a flavorful, wholesome, and surprisingly explosive playstyle that stays true to its theme. \n\nIf there are any suggestions hit me up in the Archidekt EDH brewing discord server!\n\n\nThanks for checking it out!\nDerelict Dutchman\n"}]}
Commander
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
, , Exile Bilbo: Search your library for any number of creature cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only if you have 111 or more life.
, , Exile Bilbo: Search your library for any number of creature cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only if you have 111 or more life.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling
Commander
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Cost Reduction
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
Trample
Activated abilities of artifact tokens you control cost less to activate.
When Mutagen Man enters, create X Mutagen tokens. (They're artifacts with ", , Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Activated abilities of artifact tokens you control cost less to activate.
When Mutagen Man enters, create X Mutagen tokens. (They're artifacts with ", , Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Legendary Creature - Ooze Mutant
Sam, Loyal Attendant
Partner with Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit (When this creature enters, target player may put Frodo into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Activated abilities of Foods you control cost less to activate.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Activated abilities of Foods you control cost less to activate.
Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling
Cost Reduction
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Counters
Ygra, Eater of All
Ward—Sacrifice a Food.
Other creatures are Food artifacts in addition to their other types and have ", , Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life."
Whenever a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put two +1/+1 counters on Ygra.
Other creatures are Food artifacts in addition to their other types and have ", , Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life."
Whenever a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put two +1/+1 counters on Ygra.
Legendary Creature - Elemental Cat
Counters
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Drain
Sorin of House Markov
Lifelink
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Drain
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Draw
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit
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.
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.
Legendary Creature - Scout Halfling
Obsessive Pursuit
When this enchantment enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you attack, put X +1/+1 counters on target attacking creature, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn. If X is three or more, that creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Whenever you attack, put X +1/+1 counters on target attacking creature, where X is the number of permanents you've sacrificed this turn. If X is three or more, that creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Enchantment
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
Draw
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Finisher
Finisher
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Land
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Land
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Lifegain
Lifegain
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Ramp
Galadriel, Gift-Giver
Whenever Galadriel enters or attacks, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
• Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
• Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
• Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Ruthless Technomancer
When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature you control. If you do, create a number of Treasure tokens equal to that creature's power.
, Sacrifice X artifacts: Return target creature card with power X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. X can't be 0.
, Sacrifice X artifacts: Return target creature card with power X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. X can't be 0.
Creature - Human Wizard
Tireless Provisioner
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a Food token or a Treasure token. (Food is an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life." Treasure is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Elf Scout
Unlucky Cabbage Merchant
When this creature enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, you may search your library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you search your library this way, put this creature on the bottom of its owner's library, then shuffle.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, you may search your library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you search your library this way, put this creature on the bottom of its owner's library, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Citizen
Ramp
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Recursion
Samwise Gamgee
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Sacrifice three Foods: Return target historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling
Recursion
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Removal
Removal
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Tokens
Hurska Sweet-Tooth
Whenever Hurska attacks, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you gain life, you may pay . When you do, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained.
Whenever you gain life, you may pay . When you do, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained.
Legendary Creature - Bear
Merry, Warden of Isengard
Partner with Pippin, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Pippin into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Advisor Halfling
Pippin, Warden of Isengard
Partner with Merry, Warden of Isengard (When this creature enters, target player may put Merry into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
, : Create a Food token.
, Sacrifice four Foods: Other creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
, : Create a Food token.
, Sacrifice four Foods: Other creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Advisor Halfling
Rapacious Guest
Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Food token.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent loses life equal to its power.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Food token.
Whenever you sacrifice a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent loses life equal to its power.
Creature - Citizen Halfling
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
When Rosie Cotton enters, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you create a token, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control other than Rosie Cotton.
Whenever you create a token, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control other than Rosie Cotton.
Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling
Saradoc, Master of Buckland
Whenever Saradoc or another nontoken creature you control with power 2 or less enters, create a 1/1 white Halfling creature token.
Tap two other untapped Halflings you control: Saradoc gets +2/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn.
Tap two other untapped Halflings you control: Saradoc gets +2/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Citizen Halfling
Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner
If you would create one or more tokens, instead create those tokens plus an additional Food token. (It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, draw a card.
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Squirrel Hero
Tokens
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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hobbit Diet Plan"},{"insert":" is an upgraded Abzan Food deck built around doing exactly what halflings do best—eating everything in sight and turning those meals into overwhelming board presence. The plan is simple, satisfying, and wonderfully thematic: generate piles of Food, convert that into life, value, and creature buffs, then let Bilbo take over the late game. Once your pantry is full, Bilbo’s ability becomes a reliable finisher, letting you swing out with a massive, well-fed army.\nThis list avoids “win the game” cards on purpose. Instead of shortcutting the experience, the deck leans into the cozy grind of Food production, incremental lifegain, and steady board development. Victory feels earned—sweet, even—because it comes from clever sequencing, resource management, and knowing exactly when to turn your feast into force.\nWith upgraded ramp, token makers, and lifegain payoffs, the deck plays smoothly from early nibbling to late‑game banquets. Whether you’re flooding the board with halflings, draining opponents with Food synergies, or powering up a decisive Bilbo attack, Hobbit Diet Plan delivers a flavorful, wholesome, and surprisingly explosive playstyle that stays true to its theme. \n\nIf there are any suggestions hit me up in the Archidekt EDH brewing discord server!\n\n\nThanks for checking it out!\nDerelict Dutchman\n"}]}