Painful Quandary
Enchantment
PBROThe Brothers' War Promos#111prare
Foil
In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- David Palumbo
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Market · per finishspark updated 23h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$2.30
$2.07 low$0.67 gap
Foil-3.1%
$2.52
$2.40 low$1.00 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$2.30as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $2.88L $1.04since Feb 2024$2.07
$1.40
$0.67+32% · normal spread
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Foil
$2.52as of 2026-07-12
-3.1%
H $2.97L $1.23since Feb 2024$2.40
$1.40
$1.00+42% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$1.39· across 8 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 14, 2022 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 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.
- WotCJan 1, 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.