---
name: "Forked Bolt"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ROE"
set_name: "Rise of the Eldrazi"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tomasz Jedruszek"
oracle_id: "e0548f0d-4aec-4c39-8c34-52bfa2bf7c60"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/forked-bolt-roe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Forked Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets.

> *"Play no favorites. Everybody dies."
—Sparkmage saying*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Twin Bolt](/printing/twin-bolt-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Forked Lightning](/printing/forked-lightning-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Arc Lightning](/printing/arc-lightning-usg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Boulder Dash](/printing/boulder-dash-ecl.md) — Sorcery
5. [Chandra's Pyrohelix](/printing/chandras-pyrohelix-kld.md) — Instant
6. [Flames of the Firebrand](/printing/flames-of-the-firebrand-j22.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #146
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tomasz Jedruszek
- **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: `not_legal`