Painful Quandary

Enchantment

Oracle text (EN)

Enchantment

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

The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.

The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.

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Date	Cardmarket, trend	CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
November 2, 2026	€1.06	€1.44
November 1, 2026	€1.02	€1.44
October 31, 2026	€1.09	€1.44
October 30, 2026	€1.05	€1.45
October 28, 2026	€1.07	€1.45

Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026

2011-01-01
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
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.

Printings

33 printings

Set	No.	Rarity	Language	EUR	USD	CM	CT
BRO(Shown printing)	111	Rare	EN	€1.09	$1.36	€0.28	€1.44
PRM	105716	Rare	EN	–	–	–	–
FDN	179	Rare	EN	€1.00	$1.43	€1.08	€0.47
FDN	179	Rare	IT	–	–	€1.08	€1.58
PFDN	179s	Rare	EN	€1.44	$1.99	€0.70	–
FDN	179	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.08	–
FDN	179	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.08	€0.20
FDN	179	Rare	ES	–	–	€1.08	–
FDN	179	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.08	€1.18
BRO	111	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.28	€1.60
BRO	331	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.49	–
BRO	111	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.28	–
BRO	111	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.28	€2.10
BRO	111	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.28	€0.53
PBRO	111s	Rare	EN	€2.52	$3.04	€0.99	€3.31
BRO	331	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.49	–
BRO	331	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.49	–
BRO	111	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.28	–
BRO	331	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.49	€2.17
BRO	331	Rare	EN	€2.30	$5.00	€0.49	€3.61
BRO	111	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.28	€1.12
BRO	111	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.28	€0.59
PBRO	111p	Rare	EN	€1.33	$2.80	€0.79	€3.46
SOM	73	Rare	JA	–	–	€1.16	€1.80
SOM	73	Rare	ES	–	–	€1.16	€7.65
SOM	73	Rare	DE	–	–	€1.16	–
SOM	73	Rare	IT	–	–	€1.16	€4.11
SOM	73	Rare	FR	–	–	€1.16	–
SOM	73	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€1.16	€1.39
SOM	73	Rare	RU	–	–	€1.16	–
SOM	73	Rare	PT	–	–	€1.16	–
SOM	73	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€1.16	–
SOM	73	Rare	EN	€1.15	$2.99	€1.16	€2.14