---
name: "Boltwave"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "bb8cccc8-e56f-42fa-a0d7-fc889b5e1c7b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/boltwave-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Boltwave
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Boltwave deals 3 damage to each opponent.

> *« Dompter un orage, c'est comme dompter une bête sauvage : une fois qu'on comprend ses besoins et ses désirs, on peut le diriger comme on l'entend. »
—Ral Zarek*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blazing Volley](/printing/blazing-volley-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sizzle](/printing/sizzle-8ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Precision Bolt](/printing/precision-bolt-grn.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Radiating Lightning](/printing/radiating-lightning-m19.md) — Instant
6. [Flame Wave](/printing/flame-wave-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #79
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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