Rift Bolt
Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might 17 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Rift Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Suspend 1—red mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay red mana and exile it with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rift Bolt was originally introduced in the 2006 Time Spiral expansion, designed to evoke the mechanics of the game's earliest sets by utilizing the suspend keyword. Its inclusion in the 2017 Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might set served as a strategic nod to aggressive red-deck gameplay, balancing the control-heavy themes of the Mind deck. The design by Aaron Forsythe and the development team sought to provide players with a classic burn spell that rewarded patience through its delayed casting cost.
The illustration by Aleksi Briclot captures the volatile, temporal nature of the spell, depicting a crackling rift of energy tearing through a landscape. Briclot, a prolific contributor to the game's aesthetic, aimed to visualize the chaotic intersection of time and raw arcane power. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its versatility, functioning effectively as both an early-game threat and a late-game removal tool, cementing its status as a staple in various formats.
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