Painful Choice YU-GI-OH
Painful Choice #MRL-049 (Magic Ruler) is worth about $2.59 today for an Unlimited copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 1% over 30 days. 1st Edition copies are $11.17.
This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Unlimited $2.59 (this page), 1st Edition $11.17 (on this page's chart).
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Painful Choice #MRL-049 is holding steady: $2.59 today, flat over 30 days and 4% below its high of $2.69 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $2.59 (2026-10-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →
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| TCGplayer market | $2.59 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $1.80 |
GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW[ × ] HIDE
- ATTACK
- 0
- DEFENSE
- 0
- ATTRIBUTE
- SPELL
- CARD TYPE
- Normal Spell
- DESCRIPTION
- Select 5 cards from your Deck and show them to your opponent. Your opponent must select 1 card and will be added to your hand. Discard the remaining cards to the Graveyard.
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Why does Painful Choice #MRL-049 have two prices?
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Painful Choice #MRL-049 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: 1st Edition $11.17; Unlimited $2.59 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Painful Choice?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $2.59 market price that is roughly $1.81 cash or $2.07 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Painful Choice (Magic Ruler) worth today?
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Painful Choice [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $2.59 as of 2026-10-28. 1st Edition copies are $11.17.
Is Painful Choice going up or down in price?
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Painful Choice #MRL-049 is holding steady: $2.59 today, flat over 30 days and 4% below its high of $2.69 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $2.59 (2026-10-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days.
What is the highest price for Painful Choice since TickerMint began tracking?
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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Painful Choice came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2026-09-16), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since September 2026), the TCGplayer market price for Painful Choice [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $2.69 (2026-09-16) and bottomed at $2.59 (2026-10-08).
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