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Painful Choice

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Painful Choice

SpellNormal·Forbidden

RareSuper RareCommon

Select 5 cards from your Deck and show them to your opponent. Your opponent selects 1 card among them. Add that card to your hand and discard the remaining cards to the Graveyard.

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Retail market · this card family

Range across every indexed printing. Currency is never converted.

TCGPlayer prices are temporarily stale. Last source update: 11 Sept.
USD retail range
$1to$12USD

12 printings · 3 rarities

Editions in this family
1st EditionUnlimited / Unspecified

Select a specific printing below for per-printing pricing.

Graded market · edition / variant unspecified

These graded observations apply to the wider Painful Choice card family. The source data does not identify which physical edition / finish / language the slabs came from - they are shown here for context and never attributed to a specific printing.

PSA10
55USD
vol 114
BGS10
72USD
vol 114
CGC10
33USD
vol 114
SGC10
33USD
vol 114
ANY9.5
22USD
vol 114
ANY9
20USD
vol 114
ANY8
18.22USD
vol 114
ANY7
7USD
vol 114

Graded price history · card family

Card-scoped attribution - not tied to any specific printing.

Snapshot depth: 18 distinct days
Series
$5$10$15$20Sep 21Oct 6Oct 12Oct 18
Raw (USD)$2.99+8.7%Grade 9.5 · any (USD)$22+0.0%
Available: 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-18.

All printings (12)

Every distinct set × rarity × edition combination. Click a set to open that printing’s page with its own pricing.

SetCard #RarityEditionFinish / langUSDEUR
Magic Ruler2002MRL-049Super Rare1st EditionEN$11.75€11.75
Dark Legends2008DLG1-EN060CommonUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$1.87€2.8
Dark Legends2008DLG1-EN060CommonUnlimited / Unspecifiedfoil · EN$1.25€1.25
Retro Pack2008RP01-EN059RareUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$3.82€2.26
Retro Pack2008RP01-EN059RareUnlimited / Unspecifiedfoil · EN$1.7€1.7
Dark Beginning 12004DB1-EN033CommonUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$3.08€1.81
Dark Beginning 12004DB1-EN033CommonUnlimited / Unspecifiedfoil · EN$0.82€0.82
Magic Ruler2002MRL-049Super RareUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$2.7€4.05
Magic Ruler2002MRL-049Super RareUnlimited / Unspecifiedfoil · EN$2.89€2.89
Magic Ruler2002MRL-E049Super RareUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$4.32€4.32
Spell Ruler2002SRL-049Super RareUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$2.94€2.94
Spell Ruler2002SRL-EN049Super RareUnlimited / Unspecifiednonfoil · EN$6.98€5.17
  1. Painful Choice
    Magic RulerMRL-049·2002Super Rare1st Edition·EN
    $11.75€11.75
  2. Painful Choice
    Dark LegendsDLG1-EN060·2008CommonUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $1.87€2.8
  3. Painful Choice
    Dark LegendsDLG1-EN060·2008CommonUnlimited / Unspecified·foil · EN
    $1.25€1.25
  4. Painful Choice
    Retro PackRP01-EN059·2008RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $3.82€2.26
  5. Painful Choice
    Retro PackRP01-EN059·2008RareUnlimited / Unspecified·foil · EN
    $1.7€1.7
  6. Painful Choice
    Dark Beginning 1DB1-EN033·2004CommonUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $3.08€1.81
  7. Painful Choice
    Dark Beginning 1DB1-EN033·2004CommonUnlimited / Unspecified·foil · EN
    $0.82€0.82
  8. Painful Choice
    Magic RulerMRL-049·2002Super RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $2.7€4.05
  9. Painful Choice
    Magic RulerMRL-049·2002Super RareUnlimited / Unspecified·foil · EN
    $2.89€2.89
  10. Painful Choice
    Magic RulerMRL-E049·2002Super RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $4.32€4.32
  11. Painful Choice
    Spell RulerSRL-049·2002Super RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $2.94€2.94
  12. Painful Choice
    Spell RulerSRL-EN049·2002Super RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
    $6.98€5.17
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How many printings of Painful Choice are there?
We currently track 12 printings of Painful Choice across 3 rarities. Each printing (set × rarity × edition × language) is priced separately.
How much is Painful Choice worth?
Live USD retail across every indexed printing of Painful Choice currently spans $1 to $12. Individual printing prices vary by rarity and edition.
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