---
name: "Bilbo's Gambit"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Gift", "Treasure"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "ef71ef07-8a35-41ec-a851-d95e9e3a221b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bilbos-gambit-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bilbo's Gambit
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Gift, Treasure

## Oracle Text
Gift a Treasure (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a Treasure token before its other effects. It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Return target spell to its owner's hand. If the gift was promised, players can't cast spells this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blooming Blast](/printing/blooming-blast-blb.md) — Instant
2. [Long River's Pull](/printing/long-rivers-pull-blb.md) — Instant
3. [Parting Gust](/printing/parting-gust-blb.md) — Instant
4. [Peerless Recycling](/printing/peerless-recycling-blb.md) — Instant
5. [Dewdrop Cure](/printing/dewdrop-cure-blb.md) — Sorcery
6. [An Offer You Can't Refuse](/printing/an-offer-you-cant-refuse-slz.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #5
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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