Confusticate and Bebother

The Hobbit #35

Confusticate and Bebother - The Hobbit

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {2}{U}

Card text: Choose one — • Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}. • Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Rarity: common

Artist: Colin Boyer

""Confusticate and bebother these Dwarves! Why don't they come and lend a hand?""

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.21 USD · $0.23 USD (Foil) · €0.04 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Confusticate and Bebother in The Hobbit limited

common

Plunder the Trollshaws
Plunder the Trollshaws
Instant

Both are blue card draw spells that work well together in a control shell; Plunder the Trollshaws has Flashback for additional card draw, and together they help fuel a graveyard-matters or spell-heavy strategy.

 Uneasy Partings
Uneasy Partings
Instant

Confusticate and Bebother's counter mode protects your key permanents, while Uneasy Partings bounces threats; together they form a reactive instant package that controls the board and keeps opponents off balance.

 Magnificent End
Magnificent End
Instant

Confusticate and Bebother can draw into Magnificent End, and both are instants that form a strong removal and card-draw package; the draw-two mode of Confusticate helps find Magnificent End when you need removal.

uncommon

Sound the Trumpets
Sound the Trumpets
Instant

Both are counterspells that provide additional value; Sound the Trumpets recruits when countering a small spell, and Confusticate and Bebother handles larger threats or draws cards, giving you a flexible counterspell suite.

rare

Riddles in the Dark
Riddles in the Dark
Instant

Riddles in the Dark is a powerful card selection instant, and Confusticate and Bebother's draw-two mode complements it by refilling your hand; together they form a strong card advantage engine in a blue-heavy control deck.

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