Riddles in the Dark

Riddles in the Dark

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{2}{U} · Instant
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Lorenzo Mastroianni
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.
Predicted power
Standard 59 Eng.C+Usr.

Instant selection plus graveyard fuel is credible in blue midrange/control; it is less reliable than Stock Up but gains instant speed and concealment.

Best home Izzet ControlBand role-playerConfidence 62%

Could be wrong if If the face-down pile consistently lets opponents deny the useful cards, three mana is too slow for its modest card advantage.

Pioneer 43 Eng.D+Usr.

A testable value spell for blue graveyard decks, but it is slower and less controlled than efficient selection; Accumulate Wisdom's 35 is a cautionary baseline.

Best home Izzet ControlBand fringeConfidence 60%

Could be wrong if Pioneer graveyard and control decks may require cheaper, deterministic selection or direct discard outlets.

Modern 39 Eng.DUsr.

It can stock a graveyard while refilling, but Faithful Mending at two mana is a more direct graveyard setup tool and Modern punishes this tempo loss.

Best home Instant ReanimatorBand fringeConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if A concealed-pile split could prove substantially stronger than expected in graveyard shells, enabling broader adoption.

Legacy 32 Eng.D-Usr.

Two cards plus milling at instant speed has a narrow graveyard-spell home, but it is far behind Legacy's one-mana Brainstorm, Ponder, and Consider rate.

Best home Arclight PhoenixBand fringeConfidence 71%

Could be wrong if If its pile game reliably turns three mana into favorable selection and graveyard setup, Phoenix or control could retain it.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 52 Eng.CUsr.

A reasonable instant-speed draw-and-mill spell for blue graveyard decks, though opponents choose and optimized Commander has stronger engines than this Fact or Fiction variant.

Best home Blue graveyard recursionBand role-playerConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if Multiplayer politics and face-down information may make the choice more favorable than assumed, increasing its niche adoption.

Limited 67 Eng.BUsr.

At minimum it can split 2/2 to draw two at instant speed while filling the graveyard; strong card flow, though it does not affect the board.

Best home Blue graveyard-value decksBand premiumConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown set speed and graveyard payoffs may make spending turn three without battlefield impact much worse than expected.

instant graveyard selection

“A three-mana instant that usually yields two cards and two graveyard cards, with upside from concealed pile construction.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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