Painful Quandary 
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
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Legality snapshot
standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
š” Standard legal because this card is from Magic Online Promos, released 2025-03-04, and the set is Standard legal.
š”ļø Data Provenance & Integrity
Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 82a77811-6e71-4e10-9ae9-1c1cfb8ec17b
Oracle ID: c37051cc-6683-4dbb-b5ff-5c3a5bdab1df
TCGplayer ID: 454046
š Standard Metagame Intelligence
Standard Decks22%
Avg. Copies1.8
Sideboard Share5%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Black Midrange (60%)Dimir Midrange (40%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (P. Vitor Damo da Rosa)June 20, 2026
12th Place at Regional Championship Showcase (M. Juza)June 27, 2026
Top 4 at Pro Tour Barcelona (J. Finkel)July 2, 2026
12th Place at Standard Open (A. Mengucci)July 4, 2026
Prints & prices
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Foundations
English | 2024-11-15
USD $2.24Foil $1.67
Foundations Promos
English | 2024-11-15
Foil $2.00
The Brothers' War
English | 2022-11-18
USD $2.17Foil $1.94
The Brothers' War
English | 2022-11-18
USD $3.95Foil $5.70
The Brothers' War Promos
English | 2022-11-18
USD $2.33Foil $2.54
Scars of Mirrodin
English | 2010-10-01
USD $2.71Foil $20.26
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