Faramir, Field Commander
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Faramir as your Ring-bearer, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #10480
Faramir, Field Commander puts two 1/1 Human Soldier tokens into play the moment he enters and swings — repeatable, anthem-adjacent value that compounds fast in go-wide strategies. The cost is real: five mana for a 3/4 is a slow ask, and he does nothing without board presence to leverage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Frodo, Sauron's Bane runs Faramir, Field Commander because the token generation feeds the corrupted damage plan — more bodies means more attackers to chip through unblocked, and the Human typing lines up cleanly with the Fellowship creature package.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Faramir, Field Commander actually earns his slot — token-doubler effects, anthem lords, and sacrifice outlets all turn his enter-and-attack trigger into a real engine rather than a footnote. In Legacy and Vintage he's legal but completely unplayed; five mana for a 3/4 with a conditional token trigger doesn't exist on either format's radar when the competition is Force of Will and Emrakul. Oathbreaker is the one fringe home where he could see play as a signature-spell enabler in a token shell, though the same ceiling issues apply.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Faramir, Field Commander is deep bulk — a pick-it-up-without-thinking inclusion for any Fellowship or token deck. Bulk rares at this price rarely climb without a spike in competitive interest, and nothing about his text box points that direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.