Hobbit. Burglar.
Response: After Bilbo Baggins commits to the quest, choose an enemy in the staging area. Until the end of the phase, Bilbo Baggins gets +X where X is that enemy’s . If the players quest successfully, deal 1 damage to that enemy (2 damage instead if it is guarding a card).
Mount Gundabad #112Tactics.
The authors of this game did Bilbo dirty. Why 9 threat!? He should be 6, maybe 7. If he were he'd be much more playable. Most heroes' threat is the sum of their attributes. Not sure why Bilbo is an outlier.
While TaBilbo is not as good as he should be, he works well if you build a deck around him. Paired with another direct damage character like Thalin or Argalad, or heroes that can attack into staging like Éomer or Dúnhere (with helpers like Quick Strike ), Bilbo can help clear enemies before they engage while providing significant . To do so, Bilbo loves helpers like Hobbit Pony and Late Adventurer so he can commit to the quest after enemies are revealed during staging. He also, of course, works well with guarded attachments that prefer enemies, like Sting. So while he's not quite what we would hope for from one of the most iconic characters of Middle Earth, he's by no means just a sack of potatoes!
With Master Burglar attached, Bilbo Baggins is arguably one of the best questing heroes in the game. Why? It’s because of his 3 (from Master Burglar), and his ability to boost his willpower even further. As a bonus, you can deal 1 damage to the enemy that boosted Bilbo’s once you have quested successfully. If that enemy gets a boost from a treachery card, Bilbo gets that much more , basically canceling that effect. Oh, and I forgot to mention that he does all this for only 8 threat, provided that he has Master Burglar attached. So, next time you need more willpower in a deck, look for Bilbo Baggins.
Everybody's favorite burglar has become quite the pet card for me. He certainly needs some help to function (like Hobbit Pony, Pippin or Fastred), however when utilized correctly, he is a very good quester with some decent direct damage to boot and one of my favorite ways to free up guarded cards.
I also really like him for his jank potential - you are able for instance to commit and trigger him, than uncommit him through Elevenses or Don't Be Hasty! before recommitting him through Hobbit Pony or Late Adventurer and thus triggering him again, getting double willpower and damage. He is definitely still only an average hero, with his high starting threat and need to be set up holding him back from a higher rating, but I find Bilbo Baggins overall quite useful in the right deck, not to mention being bags of fun.
Rating: 5/10
Decks of mine using Bilbo Baggins