---
name: "Puncturing Light"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SIR"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "15e71226-feb0-4870-a3ea-d8604ca5b3dc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/puncturing-light-sir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Puncturing Light
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 3 or less.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Searing Light](/printing/searing-light-ogw.md) — Instant
2. [Terashi's Verdict](/printing/terashis-verdict-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
4. [Sudden Strike](/printing/sudden-strike-msc.md) — Instant
5. [Stand Up for Yourself](/printing/stand-up-for-yourself-sos.md) — Instant
6. [Rebuke](/printing/rebuke-isd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #40
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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