Branching Bolt
Planechase 83 • common
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green · Red
- Artist
- Vance Kovacs
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Choose one or both —
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying.
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.
"Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free."— Rakka Mar
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Branching Bolt was released in 2009 as part of the initial Planechase product line, a multiplayer-focused expansion for Magic: The Gathering that introduced the 'planes' deck mechanic. The card was designed to support the set's emphasis on chaotic, flavor-rich gameplay, providing a versatile burn spell that could target either a single creature or two smaller threats simultaneously.
The artwork was commissioned from Vance Kovacs, whose illustration style contributes to the visceral, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the period. By capturing the raw energy of the spell's namesake, the design emphasizes the utility of tactical magical redirection. Within the broader context of the game's evolution, it remains a quintessential example of common-rarity utility cards tailored for the specific dynamics of multiplayer Commander and Planechase formats.
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