---
name: "Energy Bolt"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "263"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "5c19db44-0eae-4d22-9bf4-7e6cdc6b9d8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/energy-bolt-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Energy Bolt
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Energy Bolt deals X damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Target player gains X life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heliod's Intervention](/printing/heliods-intervention-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Forked Bolt](/printing/forked-bolt-roe.md) — Sorcery
3. [Death Grasp](/printing/death-grasp-apc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Galvanic Discharge](/printing/galvanic-discharge-mh3.md) — Instant
5. [Alabaster Potion](/printing/alabaster-potion-leg.md) — Instant
6. [Twin Bolt](/printing/twin-bolt-dtk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #263
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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