---
name: "Bilbo, Thief in the Night"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "219"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Ashley Mackenzie"
oracle_id: "72a9a85d-7cfc-4b3c-82db-9d35be6c0982"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bilbo-thief-in-the-night-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bilbo, Thief in the Night
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer](/printing/bilbo-unexpected-adventurer-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
2. [The Magic Bandit](/printing/the-magic-bandit-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance](/printing/bilbo-baggins-burglar-take-a-glance-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure
4. [Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot](/printing/bilbo-luckwearer-burglars-plot-pw26.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue // Sorcery — Adventure
5. [Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant](/printing/bilbo-birthday-celebrant-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
6. [Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius](/printing/doc-aurlock-grizzled-genius-otj.md) — Legendary Creature — Bear Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #219
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Ashley Mackenzie
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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