Heretic's Punishment
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SetISD
Collector #147
Released2011-09-30
Rarityrare
ArtistVincent Proce
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Heretic's Punishment

RareColour IDMV 5
Enchantment
: Choose any target, then mill three cards. This enchantment deals damage to that permanent or player equal to the greatest mana value among the milled cards.
Keywords
Mill
Card capabilities
EnchantmentMill
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (4)
wotc22 Sept 2011
If you have two or fewer cards in your library when the ability resolves, all of them will be put into your graveyard. Heretic's Punishment will still deal damage equal to the highest mana value among those cards.
wotc22 Sept 2011
If all three cards have a mana value of 0, no damage will be dealt.
wotc22 Sept 2011
If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time the ability resolves, the entire ability won't resolve. No cards will be put into your graveyard, and no damage will be dealt.
wotc22 Sept 2011
The mana value of a double-faced card in your graveyard is the mana value of the front face.