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"Find me cards equivalent to: Painful Quandary"

Cards similar to Painful Quandary (Enchantment, Black, punishes spells or actions):

  • Polluted Bonds - Enchantment, Black. Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent’s control, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
  • Oppression - Enchantment, Black. Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards a card.
  • Kokushibyo, Spiritual Pollution (Unstable) – Enchantment, Black. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses life. (Unofficial/unreleased.)


Reason: All black enchantments that punish opponents for casting spells or playing cards. None exactly mirror the 5 life/discard split, but these are the closest black enchantment equivalents.

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Oppression

Painful Quandary

Polluted Bonds

Oppression #143 Enchantment

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 9.49 USD
    Tcgplayer 6.56 USD
    Cardmarket 4.08 EUR
    Manapool 4.73 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards a card.

    Painful Quandary #73 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 15.99 USD 2.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.9 EUR / 4.66 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 20.26 USD 2.76 USD
    Manapool / 5.1 USD 0.98 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless theydiscarda card.

    Polluted Bonds #95 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 54.88 EUR
    Tcgplayer 83.37 USD
    Manapool 82.05 USD
    Cardkingdom 84.99 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.