TYPE
Enchantment

ABILITY
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.

FLAVOR TEXT
In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.

ILLUSTRATOR
David Palumbo

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2011-01-01 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.
• 2022-10-14 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.