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Bilbo's Gambit

{1}{W}

Instant

HOBThe Hobbit#285rare
Extended Art
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 43–80
Illustrator
Randy Gallegos
Found in
The Hobbit Collector Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#9,617
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Mana FixerTreasure GeneratorBounceTreasure Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 8m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-91.1%
$3.38
$1.99 low-$1.51 gapTCGplayer
Foil-26.7%
$9.59
$7.81 low$1.81 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$2.52· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

6 · latest Jun 29, 2026
  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    "Gift a Treasure" causes the chosen opponent to create a Treasure token.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    As an additional cost to cast a spell with gift, you can promise the listed gift to an opponent. That opponent is chosen as part of that additional cost. The gift isn't given at this time; rather, it's given at a later time based on whether or not the spell is a permanent spell.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    For instants and sorceries with gift, the gift is given to the appropriate opponent as part of the resolution of the spell. This happens before any of the spell's other effects would take place.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    If a spell for which the gift was promised is countered, doesn't resolve (perhaps because all of its targets are illegal), or is otherwise removed from the stack, the gift won't be given. None of its other effects will happen either.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    If you copy a spell for which the gift was promised, the gift was also promised to the same player for the copy. If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent that's already on the battlefield, the gift isn't promised for that new permanent, even if it was promised for the original.

  • WotCJun 29, 2026

    You can't pay a gift cost more than once.