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Mana cost
{1}{R}{G}
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Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Branching Bolt
Branching Bolt (158) is a Red and Green Instant from Shards of Alara (ALA). It costs {1}{R}{G} and has mana value 3. It is printed at Common rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 2 more formats.
Shards of Alara is a main expansion, released October 2008. Branching Bolt has 2 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Choose one or both — • Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying. • Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.
Card details
- Card number
- 158
- Set
- Shards of Alara (ALA)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 3 October 2008
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Red / Green
- Colour identity
- Red / Green
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}{G}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Branching Bolt
Branching Bolt in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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