Painful Quandary Painful Quandary

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Painful Quandary : Foundations


Type: Enchantment
Rarity: Rare
Color: B
Number: 179
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: Yes
Printings: BRO, FDN, PBRO, PFDN, PRM, SOM

Text: Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Variations:

Finish Market Price Lowest Price Higest Price Average Price
Normal $0.58 $0.31 $1.49 $0.57
Foil $0.81 $0.29 $3.00 $0.83


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.