{"product_id":"confounding-riddle-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-near-mint-foil","title":"Confounding Riddle (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint Foil","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePuzzle the Stack\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"confounding_riddle_lci.jpg\" alt=\"Confounding Riddle (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint Foil\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfounding Riddle is a compact tool for blue decks that need flexible answers. At {2}{U} this Instant gives you a choice between card selection and a conditional counter. Use the first mode to sculpt your next draws by looking at the top four cards of your library, putting one into your hand and sending the rest to the graveyard. Use the second mode to tax an opponent spell with a four mana buyout and often force them to let the spell fizzle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIts straightforward design fits into control shells that want efficient interaction and graveyard synergies that value milling own cards. Confounding Riddle plays well as a reaction on an opponent turn or as a setup on yours. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan flavor notes line up with the card name as explorers learn from riddles rather than brute force, so it blends both tactical utility and thematic fit for a blue strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eCard Details:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMana Cost\u003c\/b\u003e — {2}{U}\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Type\u003c\/b\u003e — Instant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSubtypes\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Text \/ Rules Text (Printed)\u003c\/b\u003e — 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 4.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePower \/ Toughness\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLoyalty\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Journey’s End Games","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":42983391985820,"sku":"CGS-QFB8-15KZ2PDB","price":0.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/7328\/3467\/files\/ce4a6cfd8366c7622e612adbda7bb84b_596e2a9d-757a-4cb9-a4e4-1f7a3d66d43f.jpg?v=1704554487","url":"https:\/\/journeysendgames.com\/products\/confounding-riddle-the-lost-caverns-of-ixalan-near-mint-foil","provider":"Journey’s End Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}