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Bilbo
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost less to cast.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Whenever Bilbo attacks, you may cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell from your graveyard. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling

Bilbo
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Dragon(s)
Scourge of the Throne
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Creature - Dragon

The Misty Mountains Cold
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III, IV — Create a Treasure token. Then if you control four or more Treasures, sacrifice this Saga. If you do, create a 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying. (A Treasure token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
I, II, III, IV — Create a Treasure token. Then if you control four or more Treasures, sacrifice this Saga. If you do, create a 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying. (A Treasure token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Saga

There and Back Again
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."
Enchantment - Saga

Dragon(s)
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Dwarves and Elves
Last Light of Durin's Day
Whenever a Mountain you control enters, put a quest counter on this enchantment. If it has six or more quest counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, search your hand and/or library for a Dragon card and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Enchantment

Dwarves and Elves
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Eagles and Birds
Eagles and Birds
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Gandalf
Gandalf the Grey
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• You may tap or untap target permanent.
• Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
• Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.
• You may tap or untap target permanent.
• Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
• Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Avatar

Gandalf
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Goblins
Assault on Osgiliath
Amass Orcs X, then Goblins and Orcs you control gain double strike and haste until end of turn. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
Sorcery

Goblin Dark-Dwellers
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Creature - Goblin

Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
When Grishnákh enters, amass Orcs 2. When you do, until end of turn, gain control of target nonlegendary creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to the amassed Army's power. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Goblin Soldier

Isengard Unleashed
Damage can't be prevented this turn. If a source you control would deal damage this turn to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals triple that damage instead.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery

Shiny Impetus
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Aura

Goblins
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Land
Land
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Others’ Adventures
Summons of Saruman
Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)
Flashback—, Exile X cards from your graveyard.
Flashback—, Exile X cards from your graveyard.
Sorcery

Others’ Adventures
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