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Forked Bolt
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Rise of the EldraziROE · #146
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.40 € · ★ 4.39 € · 0.27 $ · ★ 7.08 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Forked Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2010-04-23
Flavour text
"Play no favorites. Everybody dies." —Sparkmage saying
Rulings
You divide the damage as you cast Forked Bolt, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. (In other words, as you cast Forked Bolt, you choose whether to have it deal 2 damage to a single target, or deal 1 damage to each of two targets.)
