Bilbo, Retired Burglar
When Bilbo enters or leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you. Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
How Bilbo decks play in EDH
Bilbo, Retired Burglar is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, and its legendary creature - halfling rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Bilbo, Retired Burglar decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.78Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (6)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Bilbo, Retired Burglar decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck?
Bilbo, Retired Burglar has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Bilbo, Retired Burglar?
The cards played most often in Bilbo, Retired Burglar decks include Fateful Discovery, Smaug the Magnificent, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.78 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Bilbo, Retired Burglar deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.