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Heretic's Punishment

Card Name

Heretic's Punishment

Mana Cost

4

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

3
: Choose target creature or player, then put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard. Heretic's Punishment deals damage to that creature or player equal to the highest converted mana cost among those cards.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(9/22/2011)
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.
(9/22/2011)
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.
(9/22/2011)
The mana value of a double-faced card in your graveyard is the mana value of the front face.
(9/22/2011)
If all three cards have a mana value of 0, no damage will be dealt.