Puncture Bolt
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This printing
SetSHM
Collector #102
Released2008-05-02
Raritycommon
ArtistFranz Vohwinkel
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Puncture Bolt

CommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (3)
wotc1 May 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.
wotc1 May 2008
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.)
wotc1 May 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.