Bolt Bend

First printed in War of the Spark (2019)

All 4 prints

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #163, 2025
Foundations (FDN) #619, 2024
The List (PLST) #WAR-115, 2024
War of the Spark (WAR) #115, 2019

Bolt Bend

Instant

This spell costs 3 generic less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#579)
Red, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Standard In 1 of 1796 decks (0.1%), most in URG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
URG (unclassified)	0.9%	6%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG Arena ranked player, 12 Oct	2 side

Commander In 128 of 6150 decks (2.1%), most in Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Share of decks

2.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

128

128 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

25%

22 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	2%
Etali, Primal Conqueror	1.4%	2%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	75%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	3%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	1.0%	2%
Winota, Joiner of Forces	1.0%	2%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	12%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Deflecting Swat	96%	1.8
Lotus Petal	93%	1.0
Chrome Mox	92%	1.0
Rite of Flame	91%	2.2
Mana Vault	91%	1.1
Pyroblast	91%	2.9
Gemstone Caverns	91%	1.0
Jeska's Will	89%	2.9
Gamble	89%	2.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Aliff Mohd Shukor in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	4-1 80%
Thor, Guardian of Midgard Cameron Hoff in Top Deck Gauntlet #4 - October	3-2 60%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Caleb Southerland in Mortal-Kraumbat	3-2 60%
Thor, Guardian of Midgard Cameron Hoff in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	3-2 60%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Oujua in AP9 x Dice City cEDH 1k	3-3 50%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin {{MYTHIC}}Carmen Hazard in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	3-3 50%
Roxanne, Starfall Savant Eric Stevens in Oops! All Tymna!	2-3 40%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Obscurity in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Riddle & Rune	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Niv-Mizzet, Parun Cameron Carpenter, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 0-3
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin dami, 25 Oct	1 main	#23 0-2
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Darwin Aho-Carroll, 25 Oct	1 main	#18 0-2
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Ralph Garcia, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 1-1
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Todd Hitz, 25 Oct	1 main	#43 0-1
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Angelo Varela, 25 Oct	1 main	#49 0-4
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Ban Rhystic Jeffrey sucks at magic, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 0-1
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin MARC F, 25 Oct	1 main	#16 1-3

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.