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Branching Bolt

Magic: The GatheringPlanechase#83

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PlanechaseHOP · #83

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.16 € · 0.25 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Red Green

Card text

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

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Vance Kovacs
Card language: English
Release date: 2009-09-04

Flavour text

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

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.