Painful Quandary is a Rare Enchantment card from The Brothers' War Promos set (code: PBRO). It has a mana cost of {3}{B}{B}, a mana value of 5, and is colored Black with a Black color identity. This version is a foil promo card featuring artwork by David Palumbo.
2022 • Magic: The Gathering • The Brothers' War Promos
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Painful Quandary is a Magic: The Gathering trading card game card. It is an Enchantment with a normal layout. The card has a mana cost of {3}{B}{B} and a mana value of 5. It is colored Black and has a Black color identity. This card is from The Brothers' War Promos set, identified by the set code PBRO. It is a Rare card with a foil finish. It is a promo card. The artist is David Palumbo. The card number is 111s.
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Painful Quandary
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
David Palumbo
Card Stock
English
Foil
{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
B
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Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
In Mishra's desperation to destroy his brother, he allowed Gix to destroy him instead.
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