EDH Optimizer
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue · 1UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Bilbo, Retired Burglar is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Bilbo enters or leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Bilbo, Retired Burglar: 36
TreasureArtifactsSpellslingerAggroBlinkThe RingBurnTokens
Build your Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Bilbo, Retired Burglar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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 (49/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed48
- Interaction82
- Resilience84
- Closing12
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (19 nonbasic, 8 Island, 9 Mountain)
Birthday Escape · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Soothing of Sméagol · Gandalf, Friend of the Shire · Glorious Gale · Inherited Envelope · There and Back Again · Fiery Inscription · Bilbo's Ring · Breaking of the Fellowship · Counterspell · Ranger's Firebrand · Professional Face-Breaker · Guild Artisan · Xorn · Blasphemous Act · Ghostly Flicker · Blur · Izzet Signet · Reckless Fireweaver · Sticky Fingers · Storm-Kiln Artist · Chaos Warp · Fateful Discovery · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Goldspan Dragon · Negate · Swashbuckler Extraordinaire · Swiftfoot Boots · Curiosity · Lizard Blades · Smaug the Magnificent · Essence Flux · Talisman of Creativity · Big Score · Gimli of the Glittering Caves · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot · Crime Novelist · Dreadful as the Storm · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Ingenious Artillerist · Meneldor, Swift Savior · The Misty Mountains Cold · Unexpected Windfall · Abrade · Gandalf the Grey · Shimmer Dragon · Fireshrieker · Hellkite Tyrant · Mithril Coat · Rangers of Ithilien · Sting, Bilbo's Sword · Academy Manufactor · Confusticate and Bebother · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Displace · Elrond, Lord of Rivendell · Erebor Flamesmith · Aetherize · Diamond Pick-Axe · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Rogue's Passage · Frostboil Snarl · Mines of Moria · Steam Vents · Stormcarved Coast · Izzet Boilerworks · Temple of Epiphany · Cascade Bluffs · Rivendell · Training Center · Exotic Orchard · Access Tunnel · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Ferrous Lake · Hobbit Hole
🃏 Recommended cards for Bilbo, Retired Burglar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Bilbo, Retired Burglar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Birthday Escape | 73% | +72% |
| Soothing of Sméagol | 62% | +62% |
| Gandalf, Friend of the Shire | 59% | +58% |
| Glorious Gale | 56% | +56% |
| Inherited Envelope | 53% | +53% |
| There and Back Again | 53% | +52% |
| Bilbo's Ring | 49% | +48% |
| Breaking of the Fellowship | 48% | +48% |
| Ranger's Firebrand | 46% | +46% |
| Guild Artisan | 42% | +41% |
| Fiery Inscription | 50% | +41% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 44% | +39% |
| Xorn | 41% | +39% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 38% | +37% |
| Blur | 37% | +37% |
| Mines of Moria | 38% | +36% |
| Sticky Fingers | 37% | +36% |
| Glóin, Dwarf Emissary | 36% | +35% |
| Swashbuckler Extraordinaire | 36% | +35% |
| Lizard Blades | 35% | +34% |
| Smaug the Magnificent | 35% | +34% |
| Essence Flux | 34% | +33% |
| Fateful Discovery | 36% | +33% |
| Rogue's Passage | 46% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Bilbo, Retired Burglar 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.
- Birthday Escape
- Soothing of Sméagol
- Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
- Glorious Gale
- Inherited Envelope
- Breaking of the Fellowship
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- There and Back Again
- Bilbo's Ring
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Fateful Discovery
- Goldspan Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Xorn
- Smaug the Magnificent
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Mithril Coat
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- The One Ring
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Bilbo, Retired Burglar
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bilbo, Retired Burglar's color identity?
Bilbo, Retired Burglar is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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, Retired Burglar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 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 5 % of the time and floods 37 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck run?
Real Bilbo, Retired Burglar decks run 36 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, Retired Burglar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Birthday Escape, Soothing of Sméagol, Gandalf, Friend of the Shire. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Bilbo, Retired Burglar decks.
What combos does Bilbo, Retired Burglar have?
Bilbo, Retired Burglar has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Birthday Escape, Soothing of Sméagol, Gandalf, Friend of the Shire 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.