7 cards where the name includes “punishment”
Capital Punishment {4}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Council’s dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.
“I did offer them a choice …”
—Queen Marchesa
Illustrated by Lake Hurwitz
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Crime {3}{W}{B}
Sorcery
Put target creature or enchantment card from an opponent’s graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Punishment {X}{B}{G}
Sorcery
Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with mana value X.
Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Final Punishment {3}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Target player loses life equal to the damage already dealt to that player this turn.
The pain of a lifetime—every scrape, illness, and bruise—condensed into a single moment.
Illustrated by Matt Thompson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Heliod's Punishment {1}{W}
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Heliod’s Punishment enters the battlefield with four task counters on it.
Enchanted creature can’t attack or block. It loses all abilities and has “{T}: Remove a task counter from Heliod’s Punishment. Then if it has no task counters on it, destroy Heliod’s Punishment.”
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Illustrated by Aleksi Briclot
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Heretic's Punishment {4}{R}
Enchantment
{3}{R}: Choose any target, then mill three cards. Heretic’s Punishment deals damage to that permanent or player equal to the highest mana value among the milled cards.
Illustrated by Vincent Proce
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Leyline of Punishment {2}{R}{R}
Enchantment
If Leyline of Punishment is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Players can’t gain life.
Damage can’t be prevented.
Illustrated by Charles Urbach
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Remorseless Punishment {3}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Target opponent loses 5 life unless that player discards two cards or sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. Repeat this process once.
“I have suffered a thousand lifetimes of agony on this wretched world. I’ve far less time to share with you, but I assure you, no less pain.”
—Ob Nixilis
Illustrated by Ryan Barger
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
It is the moment of discovery, the triumph of the mind, and the end of these results.