---
name: "Banewhip Punisher"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott Murphy"
oracle_id: "d46c397c-e772-4a29-bbd2-1d7b47a461e8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/banewhip-punisher-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Banewhip Punisher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target creature that has a -1/-1 counter on it.

> *"If I die, it will not be alone."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unburied Earthcarver](/printing/unburied-earthcarver-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Fume Spitter](/printing/fume-spitter-td2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
3. [Lethal Sting](/printing/lethal-sting-akr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Soulstinger](/printing/soulstinger-akh.md) — Creature — Scorpion Demon
5. [Phyrexian Denouncer](/printing/phyrexian-denouncer-dde.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
6. [Cruel Sadist](/printing/cruel-sadist-m15.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #59
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott Murphy
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`