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Branching Bolt

First printed in Shards of Alara (2008)

All 3 prints

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  • Archenemy (ARC) #82, 2010
  • Planechase (HOP) #83, 2009
  • Shards of Alara (ALA) #158, 2008

Branching Bolt

Instant

Choose one or both —
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying.
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.

"Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free."
—Rakka Mar

Illustrated by
Vance Kovacs

Legality

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

Ruling (1)
  • You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature with flying), just the second mode (targeting a creature without flying), or both modes (targeting a creature with flying and a creature without flying). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it.

Prices

Paper price: €0.08 / $0.13 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).