Puncturing Light
Shadows over Innistrad 35 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 3 or less.
"If you refuse to see the light, then you will feel it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Puncturing Light was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set returned players to the gothic horror setting of Innistrad, focusing on themes of madness and transformation as the world fell under the influence of the Eldrazi titan Emrakul. The card was designed as a common-rarity instant, intended to provide white decks with a flexible removal tool that could exile smaller attacking or blocking creatures.
The artwork was provided by Greg Staples, a veteran illustrator for the franchise known for his dark and atmospheric painterly style. Staples leaned into the set's grim aesthetic, depicting a flash of divine or holy energy erupting against the backdrop of Innistrad's desolate landscape. The piece was well-received for its moody lighting and its ability to visually communicate the card's mechanical function of piercing through an enemy's defenses.
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