Riddles in the Dark
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The HobbitHOB · #53
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.42 € · ★ 0.39 € · 0.29 $ · ★ 0.31 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of the piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2026-08-14
Flavour text
"What have I got in my pocket?" —Bilbo
Rulings
You don't have to reveal the cards in the face-down pile if you put it into your hand.
You may split the cards into one pile of four and one pile of zero. The pile of four cards could be the face-up pile or the face-down pile. Which pile to choose won't be much of riddle for your opponent if you do that!
