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Painful Quandary {3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
“For each word spoken, one forgotten. For each thought, a memory rotten.”
—Moriok incantation
Watermark: Mirran
Illustrated by Whit Brachna
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
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Notes and Rules Information for Painful Quandary:
- 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. (2011-01-01)