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Painful Quandary
Current Price$3.11
Price SourceTCGplayer market price
Release Date2010-10-01

Mana Cost: {3}{B}{B}

Type: Enchantment

Rarity: rare

Artist: Whit Brachna

Collector Number: 73

Oracle Text

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

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

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Rulings

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