First printed in Hour of Devastation (2017)
Sorcery
Puncturing Blow deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
"Neither the false God-Pharaoh nor his bugs will decide our fate."
—Samut, former Tah-crop initiate
- Illustrated by
- Eric Deschamps
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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).
Prices
Paper price: €0.04 / $0.03 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).