Riddles in the Dark
The Hobbit (HOB) #53 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{U}
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.
"What have I got in my pocket?"
—Bilbo
Illustrated by Lorenzo Mastroianni · Released August 14, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.24 USD · €0.38 EUR
- Foil: $0.29 USD · €0.52 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.09 USD (27.3%) to $0.24 USD; low $0.24 USD, high $0.53 USD.
Printings
- Spotlight Series #12 (PSPL) · Rare · 2026 · $51.47 USD
- The Hobbit #292 (HOB) · Rare · 2026 · $0.80 USD
- The Hobbit #53 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $0.24 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2026-06-29 · wotc — 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!
- 2026-06-29 · wotc — You don't have to reveal the cards in the face-down pile if you put it into your hand.