Painful Quandary

Scars of Mirrodin • #73 • rare

Enchantment |

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Live Value $2.76

Foil Multiplier: 7.34x Premium Factor 🔥

Reprint Profile:

Printed 8 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 3x in the last 2 years.

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Painful Quandary

Scars of Mirrodin • #73 • rare

Current Valuation

$2.76

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

SOM

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#1,185

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Enchantment

Color Identity Black

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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

""For each word spoken, one forgotten. For each thought, a memory rotten." —Moriok incantation"

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2010-10-01

Set Name: Scars of Mirrodin

Artist Reference: Whit Brachna

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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