---
name: "Puncture Blast"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Wither"]
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "e296581d-01ac-43bf-898c-2edb4c81bcbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/puncture-blast-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Puncture Blast
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Wither

## Oracle Text
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
Puncture Blast deals 3 damage to any target.

> *Tronconodoso non ricordava di avere così tanti buchi.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Puncture Bolt](/printing/puncture-bolt-shm.md) — Instant
2. [Sickle Ripper](/printing/sickle-ripper-mm2.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
3. [Hateflayer](/printing/hateflayer-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Inescapable Brute](/printing/inescapable-brute-shm.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [Stigma Lasher](/printing/stigma-lasher-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman
6. [Puncturing Blow](/printing/puncturing-blow-akr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #60
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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