Bilbo, Expert Burglar (30S43)

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Bilbo, Collector of Treasures (30S44)

Bilbo, Expert Burglar (30S43) is a Shire Companion from the The Hobbit Draft Game: Main Deck set.


Collection Info
Title Bilbo
Subtitle Expert Burglar
Unique Yes
Collectible No
Notes Old Image: Bilbo.png
Set 30 - The Hobbit Draft Game: Main Deck
Rarity S - Starter-only
Card Number 43
Language EN - English
Revision 0
Gameplay Info
Playable No
Culture Shire
Side Free Peoples
Card Type Companion
Race Hobbit
Twilight Cost 0
Strength 3
Vitality 4
Resistance 8
Game Text Burglar. Each time Bilbo wins a skirmish, you may draw 3 cards and then discard 2 cards from hand. Skirmish: Add 2 doubts to cancel a skirmish involving Gollum.
Technical Info
Wiki Base Card ID HDG-EN30S043.0
TLHH ID HDG30043
GEMP ID 30_43


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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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