Name
Puncturing Blow
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Hour of Devastation
Rarity
Common
Text
Puncturing Blow deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Flavor Text
"Neither the false God-Pharaoh nor his bugs will decide our fate."
—Samut, former Tah-crop initiate
Number
#106
Other Prints
Amonkhet Remastered
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(14/07/2017)
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).
Artist
Eric Deschamps
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