Bilbo has returned from his adventure only to discover that he has been presumed dead and his possessions are being auctioned away. Going, Going, Gone! turns that small moment from The Hobbit into an entire Commander precon. The Notary Hobbits enter as the three auctioneers Messrs. Grubb, Grubb, and Burrowes and each can tap for mana based on the number of Halflings you control. As more Halflings arrive, the auction staff becomes an increasingly powerful mana engine. That mana pays for the “auction lots”: Food, Treasures, heirlooms, weapons, maps, household objects, and strange artifacts. Cards such as Coveted Jewel, Pendant of Prosperity, Bucknard’s Everfull Purse and Rainbow Vale can actually move between players, allowing the auction theme to physically play out at the Commander table. Panharmonicon and Conjurer’s Closet can create additional Notaries, while Food and Treasure production provides a second resource engine. Eventually the harmless looking crowd of Hobbits wins through large combat turns with cards such as Overwhelming Stampede and End-Raze Forerunners. I deliberately built the deck like a real retail Commander precon rather than an optimized EDH list: a modest mana base, familiar Commander staples, a heavy concentration of Hobbit and Middle earth cards, flavorful reprints, no deterministic infinite combo, and several splashy but understandable synergies. I left a few weaker cards in on purpose too. Well Worn Spatula, Lembas, Trading Post, and Thrór’s Map just feel right here. If Bilbo’s whole house is getting auctioned off, not everything on the table is going to be a priceless relic. The goal was for the deck to be easy to pick up, funny to discover, and strong enough to create memorable Commander games. I also wanted the deck to have a backup commander like a real precon would, so Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator fills that role. If you swap Bilbo into the command zone, the deck leans more into Food and Treasure instead of the Notaries making huge amounts of mana. It still plays with the same Bag End/estate sale theme, just from a different angle. Bilbo went there and back again. Unfortunately, his furniture didn’t wait for him.