---
name: "Heretic's Punishment"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "147"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vincent Proce"
oracle_id: "a484120f-1027-4fc0-b4ea-cba94c262203"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heretics-punishment-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Heretic's Punishment
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
{3}{R}: Choose any target, then mill three cards. This enchantment deals damage to that permanent or player equal to the greatest mana value among the milled cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Book Burning](/printing/book-burning-jud.md) — Sorcery
2. [Liliana's Indignation](/printing/lilianas-indignation-soi.md) — Sorcery
3. [Curse of the Bloody Tome](/printing/curse-of-the-bloody-tome-prm.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
4. [Atrocious Experiment](/printing/atrocious-experiment-clb.md) — Sorcery
5. [Punish the Enemy](/printing/punish-the-enemy-dgm.md) — Instant
6. [Cathartic Adept](/printing/cathartic-adept-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #147
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vincent Proce
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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