Puncture Bolt
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Shadowmoor (SHM)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 102
Oracle Text
Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- May 1, 2008
Puncture Bolt will resolve fully (and give the creature a -1/-1 counter) even if the 1 damage would be enough to destroy it. (This would matter if a 3/3 creature with persist had already been dealt 2 damage, for example.)
Source: wotc - May 1, 2008
If you target a creature with 1 toughness, Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to it, then puts a -1/-1 counter on it, which reduces it to 0 toughness. The creature will be put into its owner’s graveyard as a result of having 0 toughness. Regeneration can’t save it.
Source: wotc - May 1, 2008
If you target a creature with 2 toughness, Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to it, then puts a -1/-1 counter on it, which reduces it to 1 toughness. The creature will be destroyed as a result of lethal damage. Regeneration could save it.
Source: wotc
Price History
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