---
name: "Branching Bolt"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Vance Kovacs"
oracle_id: "13f63b98-40b0-499b-bb5d-640b95a6ea1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/branching-bolt-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Branching Bolt
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying.
• Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.

> *"Il fulmine vive in ogni cosa, nella carne viva e nelle cose che crescono. Deve essere liberato." —Rakka Mar*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thunderbolt](/printing/thunderbolt-avr.md) — Instant
2. [Firespout](/printing/firespout-cmd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Clan Defiance](/printing/clan-defiance-c16.md) — Sorcery
4. [Forked Bolt](/printing/forked-bolt-roe.md) — Sorcery
5. [Aerial Volley](/printing/aerial-volley-ori.md) — Instant
6. [Hurly-Burly](/printing/hurly-burly-cn2.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #158
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Vance Kovacs
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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