Painful Quandary

Foundations (2024), Magic: The Gathering, #179, Rare, art by David Palumbo

Painful Quandary
PrintingNormal $1.66Foil $1.96

Normal · Near Mint

$1.66

TCGplayer market price (an average of recent sales)

As of Oct 17 (2 days ago).

Listed median$1.77Normal asks on TCGplayer as of Oct 17

Change

7d−2.9% −$0.0530d−23.5% −$0.5190d+11.4% +$0.171y+71.1% +$0.69

For the Normal printing.

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Price trend

Oct 10 $1.71 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.66 −2.9%

$2.03$1.70$1.80$1.90$1.66
Oct 10, 2026Oct 12, 2026Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Sep 17 $2.17 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.66 −23.5%

$2.17$1.41$1.60$1.80$2.00$1.66
Sep 17, 2026Sep 27, 2026Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Jul 19 $1.49 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.66 +11.4%

$2.30$1.23$1.50$2.00$1.66
Jul 19, 2026Aug 18, 2026Sep 2, 2026Sep 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Oct 17, 2025 $0.97 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.66 +71.1%

$2.79$0.59$1.00$1.50$2.00$1.66
Oct 17, 2025Feb 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026Jun 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Nov 7, 2024 $1.57 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.66 +5.7%

$2.79$0.30$1.00$2.00$1.66
Nov 7, 2024Jul 1, 2025Oct 27, 2025Feb 22, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Record

Price history Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026

Highest (Normal)$2.79Mar 4, 2026
Lowest (Normal)$0.30Nov 19, 2024
Vs highest41% below $2.79

Price changes, last 30 days

DatePriceChange
Oct 11$1.71 → $1.69−1.2%Show on chart
Oct 12$1.69 → $1.77+4.7%Show on chart
Oct 13$1.77 → $2.03+14.7%Show on chart
Oct 14$2.03 → $1.94−4.4%Show on chart
Oct 16$1.94 → $1.74−10.3%Show on chart
Oct 17$1.74 → $1.66−4.6%Show on chart

Latest 6 of 29.

Vs its set

Over the 90 days to Oct 17, 2026: the Normal printing +11.4%; the median other card in Foundations +7.1% (754 other cards, each at its tracked printing).

Printings

PrintingMarketListed median
Foil$1.96$2.05
Normal (the headline price)$1.66$1.77

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