Intimidation Bolt
Click the card to switch sides
Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Alara RebornARB · #99
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.58 € · ★ 0.92 € · 0.46 $ · ★ 2.31 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- White Red
Card text
Intimidation Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature. Other creatures can't attack this turn.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- 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
- Michael Bruinsma
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2009-04-30
Flavour text
For hours afterward, all they could see was the grisly silhouette of their master, screaming.
Rulings
For the second part of Intimidation Bolt's effect to do anything, it must be cast before attackers are declared.
If the targeted creature has become an illegal target by the time Intimidation Bolt resolves, Intimidation Bolt doesn't resolve. Creatures will still be able to attack that turn.
If the targeted creature survives the damage, it can attack this turn, but no other creatures can. If the targeted creature is destroyed, no creatures can attack this turn, including creatures that enter later on.