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Painful Quandary : The Brothers' War


Type: Enchantment
Rarity: Rare
Color:
Number: 331
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: Yes
Text: Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Printings: The Brothers' War (BRO), Foundations (FDN), The Brothers' War Promos (PBRO), Foundations Promos (PFDN), Magic Online Promos (PRM), Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)

Variations:
Painful Quandary
Card Details


Finish Market Price Lowest Price Highest Price Average Price
Normal $2.15 $2.15 $5.33 $3.22
Foil $4.13 $2.92 $5.31 $4.70

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Legality


Alchemy

Brawl

Commander

Duel

Explorer

Gladiator

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Oathbreaker

Pauper

Pauper Commander

Penny

Pioneer

Standard

Timeless



Rulings

  • 10/14/2022

    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.

  • 01/01/2011

    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.