Painful Quandary

The Brothers' War (2022), Magic: The Gathering, #331, Rare, art by David Palumbo. TCGplayer product name: Painful Quandary (Extended Art)

Painful Quandary
PrintingNormal $4.97Foil $6.72

Normal · Near Mint

$4.97

TCGplayer market price (an average of recent sales)

As of Oct 17 (3 days ago).

Listed median$4.48Normal asks on TCGplayer as of Oct 17 (0.9× the market price)

Change

7d+11.4% +$0.5130d+20.0% +$0.8390d+47.5% +$1.601y+128% +$2.79

For the Normal printing.

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Price trend

Oct 10 $4.46 → Oct 17, 2026 $4.97 +11.4%

$4.46$4.60$4.80$4.97
Oct 10, 2026Oct 12, 2026Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Sep 17 $4.14 → Oct 17, 2026 $4.97 +20.0%

$4.11$4.20$4.40$4.60$4.97
Sep 17, 2026Sep 27, 2026Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Jul 19 $3.37 → Oct 17, 2026 $4.97 +47.5%

$3.33$3.50$4.00$4.50$4.97
Jul 19, 2026Aug 18, 2026Sep 2, 2026Sep 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Oct 17, 2025 $2.18 → Oct 17, 2026 $4.97 +128%

$2.18$3.00$4.00$4.97
Oct 17, 2025Feb 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026Jun 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Feb 8, 2024 $2.43 → Oct 17, 2026 $4.97 +105%

$5.52$1.58$2.00$3.00$4.00$4.97
Feb 8, 2024Dec 31, 2024Jun 13, 2025Nov 23, 2025Oct 17, 2026

Record

Price history Feb 8, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026

Highest (Normal)$5.52Oct 18, 2024
Lowest (Normal)$1.58May 9, 2024
Vs highest10% below $5.52

Price changes, last 30 days

DatePriceChange
Oct 7$4.36 → $4.32−0.9%Show on chart
Oct 8$4.32 → $4.49+3.9%Show on chart
Oct 9$4.49 → $4.46−0.7%Show on chart
Oct 11$4.46 → $4.48+0.4%Show on chart
Oct 14$4.48 → $4.52+0.9%Show on chart
Oct 17$4.52 → $4.97+10.0%Show on chart

Latest 6 of 17.

Vs its set

Over the 90 days to Oct 17, 2026: the Normal printing +47.5%; the median other card in The Brothers' War +5.7% (383 other cards, each at its tracked printing).

Printings

PrintingMarketListed median
Foil$6.72$7.56
Normal (the headline price)$4.97$4.48

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