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Magic · The List Reprints · #154/254 · Common

Painful Lesson (BBD)

Magic card price for Painful Lesson (BBD): $0.29 market, from $0.01 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.29
−3.3% this week · −12.1% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days−3.3%
30 days−12.1%
90 days+3.6%
1 year+163.6%
All time+262.5%

Sellers right now

$0.01lowest listing$9.62highest
Market price$0.29
Mid listing$0.30
Direct$0.25
30-day avg$0.30

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$0.29
Cardmarket$0.18 €0.16

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.0852-week low$0.3652-week high
In the range75%
All-time low$0.04
All-time high$0.36
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.02$0.14$0.26$0.38
$0.29
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Painful Lesson (BBD) was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $0.01, and the 30-day average market price is $0.30.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.29$0.01$9.62−3.3%

The card in play

Type line
Sorcery
Rules text

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Flavor

"You wish to remember this lesson? I will write it down for you."
—Senifet, vizier of Bontu

Other printings of Painful Lesson

3 more · $0.29 – $0.42
All printings
Painful Lesson (102), Amonkhet — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Painful Lesson Amonkhet · #102 $0.42 Painful Lesson (AKH) (102), The List Reprints — Magic card price +12.9% 7d Painful Lesson (AKH) The List Reprints · #102 $0.35 Painful Lesson (154), Battlebond — Magic card price −6.5% 7d Painful Lesson Battlebond · #154 $0.29

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