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Obliterating Bolt
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Brothers' WarBRO · #145
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.14 € · ★ 0.25 € · 0.30 $ · ★ 0.35 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Obliterating Bolt deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.
Format legality
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Campbell White
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-11-18
Flavour text
In desperation, Pero called on his memory of a lightning storm that nearly killed his family. When he opened his eyes, only smoke and dust remained.
Rulings
Obliterating Bolt's replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.
