Punish Ignorance — ruling 1

You may target a spell that “can’t be countered” with Punish Ignorance. If you do, the first part of Punish Ignorance’s effect won’t do anything, but the life-loss and life-gain effects will still work.

Punish Ignorance : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Punish Ignorance is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

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

How it works : Punish Ignorance

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
You may target a spell that “can’t be countered” with Punish Ignorance. If you do, the first part of Punish Ignorance’s effect won’t do anything, but the life-loss and life-gain effects will still work.
No other card is named in this ruling.