Painful Quandary

The Brothers' War · #111 · rare · EN

CA$0.48 · Foil CA$0.68

cheapest of 25 store offers · see all

market $1.32 · Foil $2.65

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

Type: Enchantment

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

Artist: David Palumbo

Released: 2022-11-18

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.32
  • TCGplayer foil: $2.65
  • Cardmarket: €1.09
  • Cardmarket foil: €1.59
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$2.70$1.28
236 days of daily prices for Painful Quandary: $1.92 to $1.32
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 236 days tracked · $1.92 → $1.32 (-31%) · low $1.28 · high $2.70
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (The Brothers' War #111) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
Magic StrongholdSP · yesterdaySPregularCA$0.48yesterday
Magic StrongholdNM · yesterdayNMregularCA$0.50yesterday
Magic StrongholdSP · foil · yesterdaySPfoilCA$0.68yesterday
Magic StrongholdNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoilCA$0.75yesterday
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.95today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.99today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$1.26today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.28today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$1.43today
CardTraderSP · 2 days agoSPregular€1.412 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$1.72today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€1.59today
CardTraderSP · foil · 2 days agoSPfoil€2.292 days ago

Truncated: 12 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 25 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: legal
  • pioneer: legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 27 lists
  • Played in 2 decks
  • 39 copies tracked

All printings of Painful Quandary

USD · low $1.32 · high $4.98

Set#RarityUSD
Magic Online Promos#105716 · rare105716rare—
Foundations#179 · rare179rare$1.55
Foundations Promos#179s · rare179srare$1.99 foil
The Brothers' War Promos#111s · rare111srare$3.03 foil
The Brothers' War#111 · rare111rare$1.32
The Brothers' War#331 · rare331rare$4.98
The Brothers' War Promos#111p · rare111prare$2.83
Scars of Mirrodin#73 · rare73rare$3.11