Bilbo, Thief in the Night

Bilbo, Thief in the Night

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{1}{U} · Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
Mythic · The Hobbit · Art by Nia Kovalevski
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost {1} less to cast. Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Predicted power
Standard 60 Eng.B-Usr.

Izzet Prowess can naturally stock its graveyard; a discounted extra spell each attack is credible value, though a 2/2 must survive combat first.

Best home Izzet ProwessBand role-playerConfidence 59%

Could be wrong if The available spell decks may prefer cheaper proactive threats, and revealed context does not establish enough graveyard payoff density.

Pioneer 50 Eng.CUsr.

A repeat flashback-like trigger can enable Izzet Aggro turns, but Bilbo is slow on impact and vulnerable before its first attack.

Best home Izzet AggroBand fringeConfidence 50%

Could be wrong if Pioneer removal and stronger two-drops may make a combat-dependent 2/2 too inefficient without a dedicated payoff.

Modern 46 Eng.C-Usr.

Cutter Prowess can fill its graveyard and exploit an extra cast, but Bilbo is less reliable than Emry's 71-point artifact-recursion benchmark.

Best home Izzet Cutter ProwessBand fringeConfidence 46%

Could be wrong if Modern's cheap interaction may prevent Bilbo from attacking; unknown support determines whether its discount enables a real engine.

Legacy 41 Eng.D+Usr.

Phoenix can use the graveyard and spell trigger, but Legacy heavily punishes a two-mana creature that must live through combat; it trails Emry's 69 benchmark.

Best home Arclight PhoenixBand fringeConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Cheap artifacts and spells could make the cost reduction substantially more exploitable than the supplied context shows.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Repeat access to sacrificed artifacts or spent spells is a strong engine in matching blue decks, but attacking with a 2/2 is unreliable in multiplayer.

Best home Artifact graveyard decksBand role-playerConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if Its adoption depends on how often supported decks can protect Bilbo and profit from one graveyard cast per combat.

Limited 77 Eng.A-Usr.

A two-drop that can cast a graveyard spell on each attack creates major card advantage; its fragile 2/2 body and setup keep it short of bomb status.

Best home Blue spells deckBand first-pickConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown removal density, speed, and graveyard support could make attacking safely or stocking targets much harder than expected.

Graveyard spell recursion engine

“Bilbo offers powerful repeat casting from the graveyard, but its two-mana 2/2 body must survive and attack before producing value.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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