---
name: "Leyline of Punishment"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M11"
set_name: "Magic 2011"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Charles Urbach"
oracle_id: "2608df54-dfbe-417d-aef5-49afbdfb03da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/leyline-of-punishment-m11"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Leyline of Punishment
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Players can't gain life.
Damage can't be prevented.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Leyline of Lifeforce](/printing/leyline-of-lifeforce-gpt.md) — Enchantment
2. [Leyline of Combustion](/printing/leyline-of-combustion-m20.md) — Enchantment
3. [Forsaken Wastes](/printing/forsaken-wastes-wc97.md) — World Enchantment
4. [Leyline of Sanctity](/printing/leyline-of-sanctity-mb2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Skullcrack](/printing/skullcrack-otp.md) — Instant
6. [Sunspine Lynx](/printing/sunspine-lynx-blb.md) — Creature — Elemental Cat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2011 (M11) #148
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Charles Urbach
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`