EDH Optimizer
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure · 2UU
Color identity: Blue
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Bilbo Baggins enters, draw a card.
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Scry 2. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Reference price of the card: €0.06
Average lands in decks for Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance: 38
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency19
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience86
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (3 nonbasic, 35 Island)
Arcane Signet · Preordain · Run Away Together · Thought Vessel · Consider · Counterspell · Opt · Arcane Denial · Confusticate and Bebother · Gandalf, Wandering Wizard · Ghostly Flicker · Peregrine Drake · Snap · Brainstorm · Displace · Frantic Search · Lórien Revealed · Mind Stone · Negate · Sol Ring · Archaeomancer · Candlekeep Sage · Commander's Sphere · Cryogen Relic · Lakeshore Apothecary · Plunder the Trollshaws · Ponder · Spaceshift · Unsummon · Wayfarer's Bauble · Aether Channeler · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bender's Waterskin · Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot · Birthday Escape · Cloud of Faeries · Displacer Kitten · Dour Port-Mage · Enchanted River's Grasp · Essence Flux · Gitaxian Probe · High Tide · Hullbreaker Horror · Knights of Dol Amroth · Mocking Sprite · Muddle the Mixture · Planar Incision · Psychosis Crawler · Resculpt · Sapphire Medallion · Shipwreck Dowser · Sky Diamond · Spell Pierce · Teferi's Time Twist · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Whispersilk Cloak · Zuko's Exile · Arwen's Gift · Atlantean Cavalry · Behold the Multiverse · Blighted Agent · Mystic Sanctuary · Lonely Sandbar · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Run Away Together | 43% | +38% |
| Gandalf, Wandering Wizard | 33% | +33% |
| Confusticate and Bebother | 33% | +31% |
| Peregrine Drake | 33% | +25% |
| Displace | 29% | +25% |
| Preordain | 48% | +24% |
| Lakeshore Apothecary | 24% | +23% |
| Consider | 38% | +23% |
| Spaceshift | 24% | +23% |
| Candlekeep Sage | 24% | +23% |
| Plunder the Trollshaws | 24% | +22% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 33% | +22% |
| Lórien Revealed | 29% | +20% |
| Cryogen Relic | 24% | +20% |
| Unsummon | 24% | +20% |
| Knights of Dol Amroth | 19% | +19% |
| Zuko's Exile | 19% | +19% |
| Enchanted River's Grasp | 19% | +18% |
| Birthday Escape | 19% | +18% |
| Bilbo, Luckwearer | 19% | +18% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 19% | +17% |
| Shipwreck Dowser | 19% | +16% |
| Mocking Sprite | 19% | +16% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 19% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Run Away Together
- Gandalf, Wandering Wizard
- Confusticate and Bebother
- Peregrine Drake
- Displace
- Preordain
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Lórien Revealed
- Dour Port-Mage
- Snap
- Ophidian Eye
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Displacer Kitten
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance's color identity?
Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 42 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance deck run?
Real Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance decks run 38 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance?
The three highest-synergy cards are Run Away Together, Gandalf, Wandering Wizard, Confusticate and Bebother. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance decks.
What combos does Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance deck cost?
You can start cheap: Run Away Together, Gandalf, Wandering Wizard, Confusticate and Bebother are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.