Bilbo, Of Bag End (V1 50)

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Bilbo, Of Bag End (V1 50) is a Ally from the Shadow of the Past fan set by the Player's Council.

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Gameplay Info
Playable Yes
Culture Shire
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Ally
Race Hobbit
Twilight Cost 2
Strength 2
Vitality 3
Site Number 3
Game Text To play, spot 2 companions with the Frodo signet.

Fellowship: If the fellowship is at a sanctuary, exert Bilbo twice to play 2 items from your draw deck on companions.

Lore "'There has always been a Baggins in Bag End, and there always will be.'"
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Alternate Personas[edit]

Portrait Name Game Text
Bilbo, Retired Adventurer (1R284) Fellowship: Exert Bilbo to shuffle a card from your discard pile into your draw deck.
Bilbo, Well-spoken Gentlehobbit (2U96) Fellowship: Exert Bilbo and discard a tale to discard a Shadow condition from an opponent’s support area.
Bilbo, Bearer of Things Burgled (9R+49) Ring-bound.

Each time the fellowship moves, if the twilight pool has 2 or fewer twilight tokens, add 2 burdens or add .

Regroup: Add a burden to play a tale.

Bilbo, Melancholy Hobbit (12R119) Ring-bound.

At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may exert him to take a  skirmish event into hand from your discard pile.

Bilbo, Aged Ring-bearer (13R142) Ring-bound.

While Bilbo is not assigned to a skirmish, each Ring-bound Hobbit is strength +1.

At the start of each skirmish involving Bilbo, you may remove a burden for each other Ring-bound Hobbit you can spot.

Bilbo, Of Bag End (V1_50) To play, spot 2 companions with the Frodo signet.

Fellowship: If the fellowship is at a sanctuary, exert Bilbo twice to play 2 items from your draw deck on companions. ​


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