Bilbo's Gambit is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card 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 ", 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.
How it works : Bilbo's Gambit
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You can't pay a gift cost more than once.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
"Gift a Treasure" causes the chosen opponent to create a Treasure token.
Card named in this ruling
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Approach of the Second Sun + Bilbo's Gambit
- 1Cast Approach of the Second Sun by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Bilbo's Gambit by paying its mana cost, returning Approach of the Second Sun to your hand.
- 3Cast Approach of the Second Sun by paying its mana cost, causing you to win the game.
Prismari, the Inspiration + Storm-Kiln Artist + Bilbo's Gambit
- 1Cast any spell by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Bilbo's Gambit by paying its mana cost, targeting the spell cast in step 1.
- 3Bilbo's Gambit's storm ability and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- 4Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Bilbo's Gambit trigger, copying it for each spell cast before it this turn. Choose to have each copy target the original Bilbo's Gambit.
- 6Storm-Kiln Artist triggers for each copy generated, creating that many Treasure tokens.
- 7Resolve the first Bilbo's Gambit copy, returning the original Bilbo's Gambit to your hand.
- 8All other copies of Bilbo's Gambit fizzle due to having no legal target.
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