Thunderbolt
Weatherlight 115 • common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 115
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dylan Martens
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
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• Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying.
"Most wizards consider a thunderbolt to be a proper retort."— Ertai, wizard adept
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
Thunderbolt was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the third set in the Mirage block, Weatherlight was notable for being the first set to feature a cohesive, character-driven narrative integrated through flavor text and card art, helping to establish the ongoing Weatherlight Saga that would define the game's lore for years to come.
The card was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and iconic artists in the early history of the game. His design for Thunderbolt captures the raw elemental fury of the spell, adhering to the high-fantasy aesthetic that characterized the mid-90s era of the game. It was received as a standard utility card for green decks, intended to provide creature removal against flying threats, a classic mechanical role within the game's color pie.
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