Confounding Riddle 
Instant
🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell
Choose one —
• Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
.
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Legality snapshot
standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
💡 Standard legal because this card is from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, released 2023-11-17, and the set is Standard legal.
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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: f2ae23db-c391-402c-9568-65447cada66e
Oracle ID: 3df49c4d-a285-4826-824e-b742b0deed3a
TCGplayer ID: 524983
📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence
Standard Decks17%
Avg. Copies3
Sideboard Share43%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Blue Tempo (40%)Azorius Control (60%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
1st Place at Standard Challenge 32-Player (S. Yamamoto)July 4, 2026
Top 8 at Arena Championship Qualifier (J. Peach)July 5, 2026
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