---
name: "Rift Bolt"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Suspend"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2050"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Deb JJ Lee"
oracle_id: "2b8afa9f-4236-4c02-a8d5-3c145caecfd6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rift-bolt-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rift Bolt
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Suspend

## Oracle Text
Rift Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
Suspend 1—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)

> *Be careful when opening any door labeled "Lightning World."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arc Blade](/printing/arc-blade-fut.md) — Sorcery
2. [Precision Bolt](/printing/precision-bolt-grn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Boltfire](/printing/boltfire-mb2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Firebolt](/printing/firebolt-prm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Plasma Bolt](/printing/plasma-bolt-eoe.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2050
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Deb JJ Lee
- **Total Printings:** 36 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`