---
name: "Punctuate"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "UNH"
set_name: "Unhinged"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jim Pavelec"
oracle_id: "ddfe7b19-5f51-42eb-802d-fcb033c528ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/punctuate-unh"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Punctuate
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Punctuate deals damage to target creature equal to half the number of punctuation marks in that creature's text box. (The punctuation marks are ! ? , ; : - — ( ) / " " ' ' & .)

> *"Ooh—right in the colon."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [capital offense](/printing/capital-offense-ust.md) — instant
2. [Disemvowel](/printing/disemvowel-unf.md) — Sorcery
3. [Parch](/printing/parch-ulg.md) — Instant
4. [Wisecrack](/printing/wisecrack-msc.md) — Instant
5. [Punish the Enemy](/printing/punish-the-enemy-dgm.md) — Instant
6. [Puncturing Blow](/printing/puncturing-blow-akr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unhinged (UNH) #84
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jim Pavelec

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