---
name: "Confusticate and Bebother"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Colin Boyer"
oracle_id: "7a7d9887-3cc4-4fb9-9109-1315903ace45"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/confusticate-and-bebother-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Confusticate and Bebother
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.
• Draw two cards, then discard a card.

> *"Confondere e infastidire questi nani! Perché non vengono a dare una mano?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Read](/printing/soul-read-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Confounding Riddle](/printing/confounding-riddle-lci.md) — Instant
3. [Dismiss](/printing/dismiss-tmp.md) — Instant
4. [Disrupt](/printing/disrupt-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Refute](/printing/refute-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Dismal Failure](/printing/dismal-failure-plc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Colin Boyer
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`