Painful Quandary
The Brothers' War · Rare · Foil · #331 · Current price $6.42
The card
{3}{B}{B} · Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Price history
Traded between $5.42 and $6.45 over the last 90 days, peaking 4 Sep 2026. Now $6.42 — 0.5% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +7.0%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $6.42 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $6.34 to $6.72
- 14-day: $6.48 (+1.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $6.28 to $6.93
- 30-day: $6.60 (+2.8%, high confidence) — 80% range $6.21 to $7.31
Other printings
Painful Quandary has 12 printings tracked here; this is the 2nd most expensive.
- Scars of Mirrodin (Foil) — $19.99
- The Brothers' War — $4.34
- The Brothers' War Promos (Foil) — $3.11
- Scars of Mirrodin — $2.66
- The Brothers' War Promos (Foil) — $2.59
- The Brothers' War Promos — $2.45
- The Brothers' War — $2.35
- Foundations Promos (Foil) — $2.14
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 1187 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- 2015 frame.
- Art by David Palumbo.
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