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Sting, Bilbo's Sword

rare Legendary Artifact — Equipment

When Sting enters, put a on Sting for each creature target opponent controls. Attach Sting to up to one target creature you control. (Each hone on an grants +1/+0 to equipped creature.)

Equip

D- Grade from the win rate

Win rate when drawn 49.0% −7.2 vs average 2,658 games

Win rates and picks

51.5% 6,272 games
Average pick ()
4.3

By deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment 49.1% 1,046 games

Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).

Reviews

What is this card even doing? It only does anything at all if your opponent has some creatures in play, and then it only gives a presumably small power buff while costing a lot of mana to re-equip. Sting, Bilbo's Sword may be one of the most iconic weapons in this franchise, but this card is abysmally bad, and you probably shouldn't play it unless you're really needing more equipment.

Sting, Bilbo's Sword is awful; I've yet to play it, and it's always been bad against me. Dwalin, Weaponmaster has some completely unbeatable nut draws though, where you play it early alongside Well-Worn Spatula and Goblin Plate Mail and repeatedly buff several equipment.

How to draft it

Trap. It enters attached to one of your creatures and gets a (+1/+0) for each creature the opponent controls. Early in the game that's +1 or +2 power and no extra toughness, and moving it later costs 3 mana. Draftsim calls it "awful".

Roles in each deck

  • Dwarves & Equipment Filler

    Drafters take Sting, Bilbo's Sword around pick 4 because it is a famous rare, and it is one of the worst cards you can put in this deck. It enters with a for each creature the opponent controls and can attach to one of your creatures, then costs to move. It only does something when they already have a board, and then it is a small power boost.

    How to play it

    Don't play it. Even with Dwarven Mauler's discount, any playable creature is better in the slot.

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