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Punish Ignorance

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Punish Ignorance, Shards of Alara printing
Shards of Alara ALA · No. 183 2008-10-03

Card text

{W}{U}{U}{B}
Instant
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
"Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else's." —Indra, nullmage of Vectis
EDHREC rank #24393 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

1 ruling · in English, source Scryfall

You may target a spell that “can’t be countered” with Punish Ignorance. If you do, the first part of Punish Ignorance’s effect won’t do anything, but the life-loss and life-gain effects will still work.

2008-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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