Name
Branching Bolt
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Archenemy
Rarity
Common
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.
Flavor Text
"Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free."
—Rakka Mar
Number
#82
Other Prints
Shards of Alara
Planechase
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(01/10/2008)
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.
Artist
Vance Kovacs
Translations