Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Painful Memories
Mirage · #133 · uncommon · 1996
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.21
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 133 / 353
- Release year
- 1996
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- John Coulthart
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1996-10-08
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Look at target opponent's hand and choose a card from it. Put that card on top of that player's library.
""It is terrible how one brief action can live forever in memory." —Jolrael"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.21 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.19 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Painful Memories is real?
Painful Memories is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Painful Memories worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Painful Memories is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Painful Memories from?
Painful Memories is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mirage" in the expansion series, released in 1996.
What rarity is Painful Memories?
Painful Memories is a uncommon card in the Mirage set.
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