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Magic · The Hobbit · #53 · Rare

Riddles in the Dark

Magic card price for Riddles in the Dark: $0.30 market, from $0.10 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Aug 7, 2026 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$0.30
+3.5% this week · −31.8% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day−3.2%
7 days+3.5%
30 days−31.8%
90 days—
1 year—
All time−76.9%

Sellers right now

$0.10lowest listing$33.90highest
Market price$0.30
Mid listing$0.40
Direct$0.26
30-day avg$0.34

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.30
Cardmarket$0.59 €0.52

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.2852-week low$1.3052-week high
In the range2%
All-time low$0.28
All-time high$1.30
First priceAug 7, 2026
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.00$1.15$2.30$3.45
$0.30
Aug 7Aug 30Sep 23Oct 17
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Riddles in the Dark (Foil) came out in August 2026; we leave the first weeks out of this story, because early prices are set before real supply exists. Listings currently start at $0.10; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.34.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.30$0.10$33.90+3.5%
Normal$0.24$0.05$25.09−4.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

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.

Flavor

"What have I got in my pocket?"

—Bilbo

Other printings of Riddles in the Dark

2 more · $0.30 – $500.70
All printings
Riddles in the Dark (Extended Art) (3), Unique and Miscellaneous Promos — Magic card price +0.6% 7d Riddles in the Dark (Extended Art) Unique and Miscellaneous Promos · #3 $500.70 Riddles in the Dark (Extended Art) (292), The Hobbit — Magic card price −1.0% 7d Riddles in the Dark (Extended Art) The Hobbit · #292 $1.03

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