Puncturing Blow

Card Information

Type: Sorcery

Mana Cost: 2

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity:

Set: Hour of Devastation (HOU)

Rarity: Common

Collector Number: 106

Oracle Text

Puncturing Blow deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)

brawl(Legal)

penny(Legal)

predh(Not Legal)

future(Not Legal)

legacy(Legal)

modern(Legal)

pauper(Legal)

alchemy(Not Legal)

pioneer(Legal)

vintage(Legal)

historic(Legal)

standard(Not Legal)

timeless(Legal)

commander(Legal)

gladiator(Legal)

oldschool(Not Legal)

premodern(Not Legal)

oathbreaker(Legal)

standardbrawl(Not Legal)

paupercommander(Legal)

Card Rulings

July 14, 2017
Puncturing Blow’s replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage. It applies to the target creature even if Puncturing Blow deals no damage to it (due to a prevention effect) or Puncturing Blow deals damage to a different creature (due to a redirection effect).
Source: wotc

Price History

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