Painful Quandary

The Brothers' War (2022), Magic: The Gathering, #111, Rare, art by David Palumbo

Painful Quandary
PrintingNormal $1.46Foil $2.10

Normal · Near Mint

$1.46

TCGplayer market price (an average of recent sales)

As of Oct 17 (3 days ago).

Listed median$1.82Normal asks on TCGplayer as of Oct 17 (1.2× the market price)

Change

7d−6.4% −$0.1030d−39.9% −$0.9790d−19.3% −$0.351y+41.7% +$0.43

For the Normal printing.

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Price trend

Oct 10 $1.56 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.46 −6.4%

$1.56$1.48$1.50$1.52$1.46
Oct 10, 2026Oct 12, 2026Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Sep 17 $2.43 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.46 −39.9%

$2.43$1.60$1.80$2.00$1.46
Sep 17, 2026Sep 27, 2026Oct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Jul 19 $1.81 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.46 −19.3%

$2.67$2.00$2.50$1.46
Jul 19, 2026Aug 18, 2026Sep 2, 2026Sep 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Oct 17, 2025 $1.03 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.46 +41.7%

$2.67$0.88$1.50$2.00$1.46
Oct 17, 2025Feb 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026Jun 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Feb 8, 2024 $1.17 → Oct 17, 2026 $1.46 +24.8%

$4.40$0.64$2.00$3.00$4.00$1.46
Feb 8, 2024Dec 31, 2024Jun 13, 2025Nov 23, 2025Oct 17, 2026

Record

Price history Feb 8, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026

Highest (Normal)$4.40Oct 30, 2024
Lowest (Normal)$0.64Jan 5, 2025
Vs highest67% below $4.40

Price changes, last 30 days

DatePriceChange
Oct 12$1.56 → $1.52−2.6%Show on chart
Oct 13$1.52 → $1.55+2.0%Show on chart
Oct 14$1.55 → $1.52−1.9%Show on chart
Oct 15$1.52 → $1.54+1.3%Show on chart
Oct 16$1.54 → $1.53−0.6%Show on chart
Oct 17$1.53 → $1.46−4.6%Show on chart

Latest 6 of 26.

Vs its set

Over the 90 days to Oct 17, 2026: the Normal printing −19.3%; the median other card in The Brothers' War +5.9% (383 other cards, each at its tracked printing).

Printings

PrintingMarketListed median
Foil$2.10$2.10
Normal (the headline price)$1.46$1.82

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