First printed in The Hobbit (2026)
Instant
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
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Rulings (2)
- 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!
- You don't have to reveal the cards in the face-down pile if you put it into your hand.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.008 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit (HOB), Premier Draft | 51.3% | -4.9 | +2.4 | 2419 |
| The Hobbit (HOB), Sealed | 50.9% | -6.3 | +4.3 | 544 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
