Puncture Bolt

Mana Value

2

Rarity

common

Puncture Bolt

Instant

{1}{R}
Color Identity: R

Card Text

Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.

Set

Shadowmoor

(SHM)

EDHREC Rank

#22,027

Puncture Bolt will resolve fully (and give the creature a -1/-1 counter) even if the 1 damage would be enough to destroy it. (This would matter if a 3/3 creature with persist had already been dealt 2 damage, for example.)

Wotc — May 01, 2008

If you target a creature with 2 toughness, Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to it, then puts a -1/-1 counter on it, which reduces it to 1 toughness. The creature will be destroyed as a result of lethal damage. Regeneration could save it.

Wotc — May 01, 2008

If you target a creature with 1 toughness, Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to it, then puts a -1/-1 counter on it, which reduces it to 0 toughness. The creature will be put into its owner’s graveyard as a result of having 0 toughness. Regeneration can’t save it.

Wotc — May 01, 2008

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