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Bilbo, Thief in the Night

Esper Control

Vintage · MTGO Challenge 32 · · 2026-09-26

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Main deck

Tundra
3Tundra
Underground Sea
2Underground Sea
Scalding Tarn
1Scalding Tarn
Polluted Delta
1Polluted Delta
Tolarian Academy
1Tolarian Academy
Urza's Saga
1Urza's Saga
Flooded Strand
1Flooded Strand
Island
1Island
Misty Rainforest
1Misty Rainforest
Meticulous Archive
1Meticulous Archive
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
4Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Force of Will
4Force of Will
Stock Up
4Stock Up
Flow State
3Flow State
Flusterstorm
2Flusterstorm
Force of Negation
2Force of Negation
Vexing Bauble
1Vexing Bauble
Sol Ring
1Sol Ring
Sink into Stupor
1Sink into Stupor
Prismatic Ending
1Prismatic Ending
Swords to Plowshares
1Swords to Plowshares
Soul-Guide Lantern
1Soul-Guide Lantern
Time Vault
1Time Vault
Time Walk
1Time Walk
Yawgmoth's Will
1Yawgmoth's Will
Pithing Needle
1Pithing Needle
Mox Sapphire
1Mox Sapphire
Mox Ruby
1Mox Ruby
Black Lotus
1Black Lotus
Merchant Scroll
1Merchant Scroll
Demonic Tutor
1Demonic Tutor
Gifts Ungiven
1Gifts Ungiven
Gitaxian Probe
1Gitaxian Probe
Ancestral Recall
1Ancestral Recall
Lotus Petal
1Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
1Mana Crypt
Mox Pearl
1Mox Pearl
Mox Jet
1Mox Jet
Mox Emerald
1Mox Emerald
Mental Misstep
1Mental Misstep
Manifold Key
1Manifold Key

Sideboard

Prismatic Ending
2Prismatic Ending
Swords to Plowshares
2Swords to Plowshares
Soul-Guide Lantern
1Soul-Guide Lantern
Pithing Needle
1Pithing Needle
Containment Priest
2Containment Priest
Consign to Memory
2Consign to Memory
Dismember
1Dismember
Hurkyl's Recall
1Hurkyl's Recall
Steel Sabotage
1Steel Sabotage
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
1Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Overencumbered
1Overencumbered

Main deck

  • 3 Tundra Buy
  • 2 Underground Sea Buy
  • 1 Scalding Tarn Buy
  • 1 Polluted Delta Buy
  • 1 Tolarian Academy Buy
  • 1 Urza's Saga Buy
  • 1 Flooded Strand Buy
  • 1 Island Buy
  • 1 Misty Rainforest Buy
  • 1 Meticulous Archive Buy
  • 4 Bilbo, Thief in the Night Buy
  • 4 Force of Will Buy
  • 4 Stock Up Buy
  • 3 Lorien Revealed Buy
  • 3 Flow State Buy
  • 2 Flusterstorm Buy
  • 2 Force of Negation Buy
  • 1 Vexing Bauble Buy
  • 1 Sol Ring Buy
  • 1 Sink into Stupor Buy
  • 1 Prismatic Ending Buy
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares Buy
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern Buy
  • 1 Time Vault Buy
  • 1 Time Walk Buy
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will Buy
  • 1 Pithing Needle Buy
  • 1 Mox Sapphire Buy
  • 1 Mox Ruby Buy
  • 1 Black Lotus Buy
  • 1 Merchant Scroll Buy
  • 1 Demonic Tutor Buy
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven Buy
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe Buy
  • 1 Ancestral Recall Buy
  • 1 Lotus Petal Buy
  • 1 Mana Crypt Buy
  • 1 Mox Pearl Buy
  • 1 Mox Jet Buy
  • 1 Mox Emerald Buy
  • 1 Mental Misstep Buy
  • 1 Manifold Key Buy

Sideboard

  • 2 Prismatic Ending Buy
  • 2 Swords to Plowshares Buy
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern Buy
  • 1 Pithing Needle Buy
  • 2 Containment Priest Buy
  • 2 Consign to Memory Buy
  • 1 Dismember Buy
  • 1 Hurkyl's Recall Buy
  • 1 Steel Sabotage Buy
  • 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den Buy
  • 1 Overencumbered Buy

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