Art by Nia Kovalevski
Commander deckU
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Grant Bilbo evasion and protection to attack safely each turn, filling the graveyard with high-impact artifacts, instants, and sorceries to cast at a discount.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Bilbo, Thief in the Night
1ULegendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
reusable ramp and draw body via artifact recast
Card Draw
11
Thirst for Knowledge
2UInstant
efficient draw that discards artifacts into the yard
Mishra's Bauble
0Artifact
zero-cost artifact to repeatedly recast from the graveyard for free cards
Removal
11
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
efficient counter for critical noncreature spells
Aether Spellbomb
1Artifact
repeatable bounce or draw artifact Bilbo can recast endlessly
Threats/Wincons
20
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
huge unblockable threat that triggers off recast artifacts
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
creates flying tokens and draws cards from artifacts
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
2ULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
mills cards and provides redundant graveyard casting
Urza, Lord High Artificer
2UULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
huge mana generator and construct token threat
Murktide Regent
5UUCreature — Dragon
massive flying threat powered by spent spells
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
game-ending control creature bounced off cheap recasts
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
creates a Drake army from casting spells
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
draws cards on every instant and sorcery cast
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
4ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
turns every recast spell into scaling Fractal tokens
Haughty Djinn
1UUCreature — Djinn
cost reduction for spells and large flying beater
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
produces construct tokens and recurs spells
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
generates massive flying Sharks from noncreature spells
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
overrun win condition with animated flying artifacts
Phyrexian Metamorph
3UPArtifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
flexible clone artifact that can be recast from graveyard
Thought Monitor
6UArtifact Creature — Construct
cheap affinity flyer that refills hand when recast
The Reality Chip
1ULegendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish
casts from top of library at a discount via Bilbo
Displacer Kitten
3UCreature — Cat Beast
blinks mana rocks and utility permanents on spell casts
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
copies recast artifacts and spells while countering opponent spells
River Kelpie
3UUCreature — Beast
draws cards whenever spells or permanents leave the graveyard
Utility
10
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Bilbo haste and shroud to attack immediately
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Bilbo while giving haste to trigger attack abilities
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
ensures Bilbo attacks unhindered and cannot be targeted
Winged Boots
1UArtifact — Equipment
grants flying evasion and ward protection for Bilbo
Key to the City
2Artifact
discards graveyard targets while making Bilbo unblockable
Secrets of the Dead
2UEnchantment
draws a card every time Bilbo casts from the graveyard
Future Sight
2UUUEnchantment
lets you cast cards from top of library with Bilbo's cost discount
Mesmeric Orb
2Artifact
passively fills graveyards with castable targets each untap
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
rewards attacking creatures with massive card advantage
