---
name: "Bilbo, Retired Burglar"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "403s"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anna Pavleeva"
oracle_id: "2e7e3be5-04dd-4ff4-b121-3e65b3e00699"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bilbo-retired-burglar-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bilbo, Retired Burglar
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
When Bilbo enters or leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot](/printing/bilbo-luckwearer-burglars-plot-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure
2. [Hoard Robber](/printing/hoard-robber-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Rogue
3. [Zhentarim Bandit](/printing/zhentarim-bandit-clb.md) — Creature — Halfling Rogue
4. [Frodo Baggins](/printing/frodo-baggins-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Scout
5. [Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant](/printing/bilbo-birthday-celebrant-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
6. [Frodo, Sauron's Bane](/printing/frodo-saurons-bane-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #403s
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anna Pavleeva
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2023-06-16)* The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.
- *(2023-06-16)* The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.
- *(2023-06-16)* Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.
- *(2023-06-16)* Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.
- *(2023-06-16)* Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.
- *(2023-06-16)* If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.