Painful Quandary
Enchantment
PFDNFoundations Promos#179srare
Foil
In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 70
- Illustrator
- David Palumbo
- Found in
- Foundations Prerelease Pack
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 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Foil+0.0%
$2.19
$2.16 low$0.81 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
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Buy / Sell Gap
Foil
$2.19as of 2026-07-12
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H $2.34L $0.34since Nov 2024$2.16
$1.35
$0.81+38% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$1.55· 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.