Painful Quandary (179)

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Painful Quandary

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

In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.

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Provider	Type	Normal	Foil	Etched	Date
tcgplayer	retail	$1.85	$2.21	—	2026-09-27
manapool	retail	$0.72	$1.36	—	2026-09-27
cardmarket	retail	$0.93	$1.38	—	2026-09-27
cardkingdom	retail	$2.79	$2.49	—	2026-09-27
cardkingdom	buylist	$0.95	$0.75	—	2026-09-27
cardhoarder	retail	$0.02	—	—	2026-09-27

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.