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Punish Ignorance {W}{U}{U}{B}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

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Shards of Alara

English · 2008-10-03

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Shards of Alara (released 2008-10-03), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 9bc37d01-ffe5-4dfe-b59e-204df82d1d36
Oracle ID: 0fc56124-bdcd-4f4f-886f-0fafcf8003bc
TCGplayer ID: 27761

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