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Magic · Scars of Mirrodin · #73 · Rare

Painful Quandary

Magic card price for Painful Quandary: $21.79 market, from $6.55 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$21.79
+1.1% this week · +9.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+1.1%
30 days+9.0%
90 days+7.6%
1 year+131.6%
All time+121.7%

Sellers right now

$6.55lowest listing$79.95highest
Market price$21.79
Mid listing$18.73
Direct$19.96
30-day avg$21.52

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$21.79
Cardmarket$4.93 €4.39

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$9.1652-week low$21.7952-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$6.20
All-time high$21.79
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$5.26$11.29$17.32$23.35
$21.79
Feb 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Painful Quandary (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $9.83 and stands at $21.79 today, up 122% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +132%, trading between $9.16 and $21.79. The current price is near the top of that range. This is the highest market price in our records for this card. The cheapest listing right now is $6.55, and the 30-day average market price is $21.52.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$21.79$6.55$79.95+1.1%
Normal$2.84$1.44$96.95+7.2%

The card in play

Type line
Enchantment
Rules text

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, he or she loses 5 life unless he or she discards a card.

Flavor

"For each word spoken, one forgotten. For each thought, a memory rotten."
—Moriok incantation

Other printings of Painful Quandary

6 more · $1.96 – $21.79
All printings
Painful Quandary (Extended Art) (331), The Brothers' War — Magic card price +1.9% 7d Painful Quandary (Extended Art) The Brothers' War · #331 $6.86 Painful Quandary (BRO) (111), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Painful Quandary (BRO) Prerelease Cards · #111 $3.05 Painful Quandary (111), Promo Pack: The Brothers' War — Magic card price +4.4% 7d Painful Quandary Promo Pack: The Brothers' War · #111 $2.82 Painful Quandary (FDN) (179), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Painful Quandary (FDN) Prerelease Cards · #179 $2.13 Painful Quandary (111), The Brothers' War — Magic card price −1.9% 7d Painful Quandary The Brothers' War · #111 $2.10

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