Painful Quandary

The Brothers' War · #331 · rare · EN

€2.24 · Foil €3.13

cheapest of 14 store offers · see all

market $4.98 · Foil $7.05

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: $4.98
  • TCGplayer foil: $7.05
  • Cardmarket: €2.28
  • Cardmarket foil: €3.20
  • MTGO tix: 0
$7.27$2.80
236 days of daily prices for Painful Quandary: $3.04 to $4.98
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 236 days tracked · $3.04 → $4.98 (+64%) · low $2.80 · high $7.27
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (The Brothers' War #331) 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
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€2.24today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$2.95today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$2.99today
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€3.13today
Card KingdomNM · 2 days agoNMregular$3.492 days ago
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$4.61today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$4.61today
401 GamesSP · todaySPregularCA$7.20today
Mana MarketSP · foil · 2 days agoSPfoil8.20 AUD2 days ago
Face To Face GamesNM · foil · todayNMfoilCA$8.99today

Truncated: 4 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 14 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 4 lists
  • 4 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