Branching Bolt

Mana cost

Mana value3TypeInstant Color identity

Gruul RarityCommon SetArchenemy (ARC) ArtistVance Kovacs Price€0.23 · $0.13

About this card

Branching Bolt is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 3 (color identity: green and red). First printed in Shards of Alara (2008); 3 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal. Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €0.09 (Shards of Alara); most expensive: €0.23 (Archenemy).

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

Name in each language

FrançaisÉclair à bifurcationEnglishBranching BoltEspañolRayo ramificadoDeutschVerzweigender DonnerkeilItalianoSaetta BiforcutaPortuguêsRaio Divisor日本語枝分かれの稲妻

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2008-10-01
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.