Prophetic Bolt
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari 27 • rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Prophetic Bolt deals 4 damage to any target. Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Prophetic Bolt was originally printed in the 2001 set Apocalypse, designed as part of the Invasion block to showcase the synergy between allied and enemy color pairs. The card reflects the Izzet-aligned philosophy of combining red's direct damage with blue's library manipulation, a theme that defines the guild's identity within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Its inclusion in the 2012 Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari product was intended to highlight the competitive duality between the chaotic inventors of Ravnica and the cycle of decay favored by the Golgari Swarm.
The artwork for this reprint features the distinctive aesthetic established for the Izzet League, emphasizing lightning, arcane energy, and mechanical artifice. By featuring the card in a pre-constructed deck, Wizards of the Coast aimed to provide players with a balanced, flavorful experience that explored the lore of the Ravnica plane. The design is widely regarded by players as a classic representation of the 'Izzet' mechanical identity, favored for its versatility in providing both card advantage and tactical board control.
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