“"Neither the false God-Pharaoh nor his bugs will decide our fate." —Samut, former Tah-crop initiate”
Puncturing Blow
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {2}{R}{R}
Oracle Rules 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
Set: Hour of Devastation (#106), Rarity: Common, Artist: Eric Deschamps
Sorcery
Red
Common
$0.03
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2017-07-14
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).
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