Riddles in the Dark
Instant
HOBThe Hobbit#53rare
"What have I got in my pocket?" —Bilbo
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
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.
Plays as:
Library Manipulation
Market · per finishtrend updated 10h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.25-24.2%$0.05 low$0.02 gap
Foil$0.31-29.5%$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Nonfoil$0.25-24.2%30DLowest listing
$0.05Buylist
$0.03Buy / Sell Gap
$0.02+40% · normal spread
30D range$0.28to$0.44Since Aug 2026:H $1.30L $0.28
Lowest listing
$0.10Buylist
$0.08Buy / Sell Gap
$0.02+20% · normal spread
Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 3 printings· you're viewing it
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$0.25-24.2%30D
30D range$0.24to$0.36Since Jun 2026:H $15.98L $0.24Foil$0.31-29.5%30D1.24× nonfoil
30D range$0.28to$0.44Since Aug 2026:H $1.30L $0.28Loading other printings
Found in
4 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
The Hobbit Collector Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $66.46
$66.46Nonfoil —Foil under 10%The Hobbit Play Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $5.26
$5.26Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%The Hobbit Prerelease Cards Booster
Booster Pack · —
—Nonfoil —Foil under 10%The Hobbit Prerelease Kit
Limited Aid Tool · $39.85
$39.85Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
Rulings
2 · latest Jun 29, 2026
- WotCJun 29, 2026
You don't have to reveal the cards in the face-down pile if you put it into your hand.
- WotCJun 29, 2026
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!