Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Confounding Conundrum
Zendikar Rising · #53 · rare · 2020
Enchantment
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 53 / 407
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Bryan Sola
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2020-09-25
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Confounding Conundrum plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Confounding Conundrum
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Bryan Sola
This card was illustrated by Bryan Sola.
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, draw a card. Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player had another land enter the battlefield under their control this turn, they return a land they control to its owner's hand.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.32 |
| USD (foil) | $0.38 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.17 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.37 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Confounding Conundrum is real?
Confounding Conundrum is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Confounding Conundrum worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Confounding Conundrum is $0.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Confounding Conundrum from?
Confounding Conundrum is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Zendikar Rising" in the expansion series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Confounding Conundrum?
Confounding Conundrum is a rare card in the Zendikar Rising set.
Other Confounding Conundrum printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
