Painful Quandary is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
How it works : Painful Quandary
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemyduelpredh
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