Cards Similar to Painful Quandary

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Isolation Cell $0.30 Isolation Cell Similar effect 4 · Artifact Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}. Torment of Scarabs $0.34 Torment of Scarabs Similar effect 3B · Aura Curse Enchant player Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Talion, the Kindly Lord Similar effect 2UB · Faerie Noble Flying Spelltithe Enforcer $3.05 Spelltithe Enforcer Similar effect 3WW · Elephant Wizard Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless the... Polygraph Orb $0.10 Polygraph Orb Similar effect 4B · Artifact When this artifact enters, look at the top four cards of your library. Bloodvial Purveyor $0.25 Bloodvial Purveyor Similar effect 2BB · Vampire Flying, trample Court of Ambition $5.91 Court of Ambition Similar effect 2BB · Enchantment When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. Dragonlord Kolaghan $6.11 Dragonlord Kolaghan Similar effect 4BR · Elder Dragon Flying, haste Phyrexian Tyranny $1.37 Phyrexian Tyranny Similar effect UBR · Enchantment Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}. Ob Nixilis, the Adversary $1.12 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Similar effect 1BR · Nixilis Casualty X. Forced Fruition $3.53 Forced Fruition Similar effect 4UU · Enchantment Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player draws seven cards. Memory Erosion $7.70 Memory Erosion Similar effect 1UU · Enchantment Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player mills two cards. Power Taint $0.14 Power Taint Similar effect 1U · Aura Enchant enchantment Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Thornplate Intimidator Similar effect 3B · Rat Rogue Offspring {3} Tomb Blade $0.38 Tomb Blade Similar effect 4BB · Necron Flying Torment of Venom $0.10 Torment of Venom Similar effect 2BB · Instant Put three -1/-1 counters on target creature. Curse of Wizardry $0.21 Curse of Wizardry Similar effect 2BB · Enchantment As this enchantment enters, choose a color. Raiders' Wake $0.55 Raiders' Wake Similar effect 3B · Enchantment Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life. Bellowing Mauler $0.20 Bellowing Mauler Similar effect 4B · Ogre Warrior At the beginning of your end step, each player loses 4 life unless they sacrifice a nontoken crea... Fell Specter $0.59 Fell Specter Similar effect 3B · Specter Flying

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Commander-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Isolation Cell Isolation Cell $0.30 Torment of Scarabs Torment of Scarabs $0.34 Talion, the Kindly Lord Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Spelltithe Enforcer Spelltithe Enforcer $3.05 Polygraph Orb Polygraph Orb $0.10 Bloodvial Purveyor Bloodvial Purveyor $0.25 Court of Ambition Court of Ambition $5.91 Dragonlord Kolaghan Dragonlord Kolaghan $6.11 Phyrexian Tyranny Phyrexian Tyranny $1.37 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary $1.12 Forced Fruition Forced Fruition $3.53 Memory Erosion Memory Erosion $7.70 Power Taint Power Taint $0.14 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Tomb Blade Tomb Blade $0.38 Torment of Venom Torment of Venom $0.10 Curse of Wizardry Curse of Wizardry $0.21 Raiders' Wake Raiders' Wake $0.55 Bellowing Mauler Bellowing Mauler $0.20 Fell Specter Fell Specter $0.59

Modern-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Isolation Cell Isolation Cell $0.30 Torment of Scarabs Torment of Scarabs $0.34 Talion, the Kindly Lord Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Spelltithe Enforcer Spelltithe Enforcer $3.05 Polygraph Orb Polygraph Orb $0.10 Bloodvial Purveyor Bloodvial Purveyor $0.25 Dragonlord Kolaghan Dragonlord Kolaghan $6.11 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary $1.12 Forced Fruition Forced Fruition $3.53 Memory Erosion Memory Erosion $7.70 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Torment of Venom Torment of Venom $0.10 Curse of Wizardry Curse of Wizardry $0.21 Raiders' Wake Raiders' Wake $0.55 Fell Specter Fell Specter $0.59

Pioneer-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Torment of Scarabs Torment of Scarabs $0.34 Talion, the Kindly Lord Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Polygraph Orb Polygraph Orb $0.10 Bloodvial Purveyor Bloodvial Purveyor $0.25 Dragonlord Kolaghan Dragonlord Kolaghan $6.11 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary $1.12 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Torment of Venom Torment of Venom $0.10 Raiders' Wake Raiders' Wake $0.55 Fell Specter Fell Specter $0.59

Standard-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Talion, the Kindly Lord Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Polygraph Orb Polygraph Orb $0.10 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16

Pauper-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Power Taint Power Taint $0.14 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Torment of Venom Torment of Venom $0.10

Legacy-Legal Alternatives to Painful Quandary

Isolation Cell Isolation Cell $0.30 Torment of Scarabs Torment of Scarabs $0.34 Talion, the Kindly Lord Talion, the Kindly Lord $10.28 Spelltithe Enforcer Spelltithe Enforcer $3.05 Polygraph Orb Polygraph Orb $0.10 Bloodvial Purveyor Bloodvial Purveyor $0.25 Court of Ambition Court of Ambition $5.91 Dragonlord Kolaghan Dragonlord Kolaghan $6.11 Phyrexian Tyranny Phyrexian Tyranny $1.37 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary $1.12 Forced Fruition Forced Fruition $3.53 Memory Erosion Memory Erosion $7.70 Power Taint Power Taint $0.14 Thornplate Intimidator Thornplate Intimidator $0.16 Tomb Blade Tomb Blade $0.38 Torment of Venom Torment of Venom $0.10 Curse of Wizardry Curse of Wizardry $0.21 Raiders' Wake Raiders' Wake $0.55 Bellowing Mauler Bellowing Mauler $0.20 Fell Specter Fell Specter $0.59
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