---
name: "Harsh Justice"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Coulthart"
oracle_id: "fe4bee2c-f03f-44a4-94a4-55a06bcd0ad8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harsh-justice-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Harsh Justice
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
This turn, whenever an attacking creature deals combat damage to you, it deals that much damage to its controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Just Fate](/printing/just-fate-me4.md) — Instant
2. [Scorching Winds](/printing/scorching-winds-por.md) — Instant
3. [Justice](/printing/justice-ice.md) — Enchantment
4. [Deep Wood](/printing/deep-wood-por.md) — Instant
5. [Justice Strike](/printing/justice-strike-grn.md) — Instant
6. [Defiant Stand](/printing/defiant-stand-por.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Coulthart
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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