Heretic's Punishment
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
InnistradISD · #147
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.16 € · ★ 0.41 € · 0.14 $ · ★ 0.18 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- Red
Card text
: 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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Vincent Proce
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2011-09-30
Rulings
If all three cards have a mana value of 0, no damage will be dealt.
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.
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.
The mana value of a double-faced card in your graveyard is the mana value of the front face.