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Sting, Bilbo's Sword
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rare · Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Sting, Bilbo's Sword

rare · Legendary Artifact — Equipment · The Hobbit
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Oracle Text

Flash
When Sting enters, put a hone counter on Sting for each creature target opponent controls. Attach Sting to up to one target creature you control. (Each hone counter on an Equipment grants +1/+0 to equipped creature.)
Equip {3}

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{2}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Sting, Bilbo’s Sword is a rare Equipment that plays best in tempo and aggressive-midrange decks, where a surprise flash threat can immediately turn combat in your favor. The card’s entry trigger is especially strong against wide boards: the more creatures your opponent controls, the more hone counters Sting picks up, and each one becomes a permanent source of extra power for the equipped creature. Because it can attach on resolution to up to one creature you control, Sting often functions like a combat trick stapled to a scaling weapon, letting you ambush an attacker or suddenly create a lethal swing. It’s particularly appealing in decks that go tall with evasive or resilient creatures, since every counter magnifies damage without requiring further mana. For synergy, pair it with cheap creatures that are hard to block profitably, or with token-makers that encourage opponents to overextend before you flash Sting in and punish them.

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Character Background

Sting, Bilbo’s Sword is a rare Equipment that plays best in tempo and aggressive-midrange decks, where a surprise flash threat can immediately turn combat in your favor. The card’s entry trigger is especially strong against wide boards: the more creatures your opponent controls, the more hone counters Sting picks up, and each one becomes a permanent source of extra power for the equipped creature. Because it can attach on resolution to up to one creature you control, Sting often functions like a combat trick stapled to a scaling weapon, letting you ambush an attacker or suddenly create a lethal swing. It’s particularly appealing in decks that go tall with evasive or resilient creatures, since every counter magnifies damage without requiring further mana. For synergy, pair it with cheap creatures that are hard to block profitably, or with token-makers that encourage opponents to overextend before you flash Sting in and punish them.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 21:20:44 UTC

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