Puncture Bolt
Shadowmoor (SHM) #102 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
Cinder pyromancers measure their success by counting their enemies' smoking holes.
Illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel · Released May 2, 2008
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.23 USD · €0.13 EUR
- Foil: $0.69 USD · €0.29 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (21.1%) to $0.23 USD; low $0.19 USD, high $0.23 USD.
Printings
- Shadowmoor #102 (this printing) · Common · 2008 · $0.23 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: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2008-05-01 · wotc — 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.)
- 2008-05-01 · wotc — 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.
- 2008-05-01 · wotc — 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.