Punish Ignorance
Shards of Alara (ALA) #183 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {W}{U}{U}{B}
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
Illustrated by Shelly Wan · Released October 3, 2008
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.29 USD · €0.15 EUR
- Foil: $1.41 USD · €0.67 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $0.29 USD; low $0.25 USD, high $0.29 USD.
Printings
- Shards of Alara #183 (this printing) · Rare · 2008 · $0.29 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2008-10-01 · wotc — 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.