---
name: "Punish Ignorance"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "183"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Shelly Wan"
oracle_id: "0fc56124-bdcd-4f4f-886f-0fafcf8003bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/punish-ignorance-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Punish Ignorance
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

> *"Dilettante. Miope. Uno spreco del mio tempo e di quello di chiunque altro." —Indra, nullimaga di Vectis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Undermine](/printing/undermine-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Absorb](/printing/absorb-rna.md) — Instant
3. [Fall of the Gavel](/printing/fall-of-the-gavel-rtr.md) — Instant
4. [Deny the Witch](/printing/deny-the-witch-40k.md) — Instant
5. [Countersquall](/printing/countersquall-ddh.md) — Instant
6. [Overrule](/printing/overrule-dis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #183
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Shelly Wan
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`