Card text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
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Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
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Card text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
About Painful Quandary
Painful Quandary (179) is a Black Enchantment from Foundations (FDN). It costs {3}{B}{B} and has mana value 5. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
Foundations is a main expansion, released November 2024. Painful Quandary has 4 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Card details
- Card number
- 179
- Set
- Foundations (FDN)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 15 November 2024
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Enchantment
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Painful Quandary
Painful Quandary in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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