wotc
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.)
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #102
Puncture Bolt
shm·#102·common·foil
Illus. Franz Vohwinkel
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May '08
18 yr ago
Value
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Volatility · stable
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #22,508 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Puncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
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.
wotc
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.
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