---
name: "Bolt Bend"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "115"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "c20a96f7-aa5a-4c15-b8b1-806685c99b27"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bolt-bend-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bolt Bend
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

> *「向他们倾尽你所能. . .以及你所不能。」
～拉尔查雷克*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Redirect Lightning](/printing/redirect-lightning-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
2. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant
3. [Ricochet Trap](/printing/ricochet-trap-wwk.md) — Instant — Trap
4. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
5. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
6. [Deflection](/printing/deflection-ice.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #115
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`