Punish Ignorance

Shards of Alara • #183 • rare

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Live Value $0.29

Foil Multiplier: 4.86x

Reprint Profile:

Never Reprinted MINIMAL

Never reprinted since its original release.

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Dealer Buylist (Foil):

$0.75

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $2.49 retail 70% WIDE

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Punish Ignorance

Shards of Alara • #183 • rare

Current Valuation

$0.29

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

ALA

Daily Shift

+3.57%

EDHREC Rank

#24,318

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant

Color Identity Black , Blue , White

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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"

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Official Judge Precedents

1 Precedents

2008-10-01

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2008-10-03

Set Name: Shards of Alara

Artist Reference: Shelly Wan

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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