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Bilbo, Unexpected AdventurerHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· The Hobbit Eternal· August 14, 2026
Carte Magic Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer

Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer 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.

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Official card text

Bilbo can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater. Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player or battle, put up to one target nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from a graveyard onto the battlefield under its owner's control.

How it works : Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Once Bilbo has been blocked, increasing the power of a creature blocking him to 3 or greater won't cause him to become unblocked.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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