Bamboozle
Sorcery
Target player reveals the top four cards of their library. You choose two of those cards and put them into that player's graveyard. Put the rest on top of their library in any order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24119
Bamboozle makes an opponent put their top four cards on the bottom of their library — a four-card setback with no targeting restriction, at instant speed, for two mana. It's a niche disruption piece, not a staple, and earns a slot only in decks that specifically punish library manipulation or win through milling.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Bamboozle is a fringe play — denying four cards from a single opponent is a small swing at a 100-card table, but it can break up a Brainstorm lock or disrupt a topdeck tutor in a pinch. Legacy and Vintage are the formats where Bamboozle has any real theoretical footing, since decks in those environments actively set up their top card and four-card disruption at two mana can matter; in practice, it still loses to countermagic and sees essentially no competitive play. Oathbreaker follows the Commander logic: situationally interesting, rarely worth a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Bamboozle is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Don't expect that to move; narrow instant-speed library disruption has no obvious breakout scenario.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.