Painful Quandary
 
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Card Name:
Painful Quandary
Mana Cost:
3BlackBlack
Mana Value:
5
Types:
Enchantment
Card Text:
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless he or she discards a card.
Flavor Text:
"For each word spoken, one forgotten. For each thought, a memory rotten."
—Moriok incantation
Watermark:
Mirran
Expansion:
Rarity:
Rare
All Sets:
Scars of Mirrodin (Rare)
The Brothers' War (Rare)
Magic: The Gathering Foundations (Rare)
Card Number:
73
Artist:
Language:
English
Rulings
1/1/2011 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.
10/14/2022 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.
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