Skip to content
← All sets and all cards

Painful Quandary

Black

7 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Painful Quandary, Foundations printing
Foundations FDN · No. 179 2024-11-15

Card text

{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.
EDHREC rank #1198 Rare Not on the Reserved List
Seen in store
Nobody lists it in Quebec right now.

Run a comparison: we query the stores live, it may have arrived this morning.

The 7 printings

All, with their prices ↓

Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Painful Quandary's ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of it. It will resolve before the spell does.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Painful Quandary, Foundations Promos printing
Foundations Promos
PFDN · #179s
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
The CG Realm · Condition HP · Foil
Painful Quandary, The Brothers' War printing
The Brothers' War
BRO · #331
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP
Painful Quandary, The Brothers' War Promos printing
The Brothers' War Promos
PBRO · #111p
Rare
∅ No QC price
Painful Quandary, The Brothers' War Promos printing
The Brothers' War Promos
PBRO · #111s
Rare
∅ No QC price