CardsplainBilbo, Thief in the Night
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost less to cast.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an , , or spell from your . If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, it instead.
Grade B Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 58.6% +2.4 vs average 3,914 games
Win rates and picks
- 55.7% 7,989 games
- Average pick ()
- 2.8
By deck
- Draw Two 60.4% 2,169 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
This mythic version of Bilbo has a lot of potential. The ability to cast a spell from the when it attacks reminds me a lot of Dreadhorde Arcanist, an extremely powerful card from War of the Spark. Bilbo, Thief in the Night looks considerably better than the Arcanist to me, but being a 2/2 does make it difficult to find good windows in which it can attack. Of course, you can use this Bilbo to cast spells on potential blockers, but what if there are two 3/3s to get past? This will be an interesting one to see play out for sure, so I'm leaning a little towards the conservative side with the rating for now.
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Draw Two Gets you extra cards
Each attack lets you cast an , or from your , and spells you cast from anywhere but your hand cost 1 less. With Plunder the Trollshaws in the graveyard, an attack recasts it for one blue mana and draws two. An instant or sorcery cast this way is afterwards, so each one comes back once.
How to play it
Learn the Draw Two deckAttack when this 2/2 survives combat or when the spell you get back is worth the risk. Recasting Stone by Sunlight during the attack, for example, kills a big blocker before blocks. The discount also covers and cards cast from .