---
name: "Puncturing Blow"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "1128d2ab-0b6e-4912-8735-15521bc314e6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/puncturing-blow-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Puncturing Blow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Puncturing Blow deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *"Non saranno né il falso Dio Faraone né i suoi scarafaggi a decidere del nostro destino." —Samut, ex iniziata della messe Tah*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Burn the Accursed](/printing/burn-the-accursed-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Feed the Flames](/printing/feed-the-flames-ecl.md) — Instant
5. [Scorchmark](/printing/scorchmark-rna.md) — Instant
6. [Flame-Blessed Bolt](/printing/flame-blessed-bolt-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #106
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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