---
name: "Thunderbolt"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anthony Francisco"
oracle_id: "6ffae2fa-511a-45bf-93c4-5d53c85324f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thunderbolt-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thunderbolt
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying.

> *"Mi próximo diseño aéreo tendrá menos metal." —Hadaken, alquimista de Nephalia*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Bolt](/printing/lightning-bolt-sld.md) — Instant
2. [Branching Bolt](/printing/branching-bolt-hop.md) — Instant
3. [Lightning Blast](/printing/lightning-blast-tpr.md) — Instant
4. [Thundering Rebuke](/printing/thundering-rebuke-znr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lightning Strike](/printing/lightning-strike-m19.md) — Instant
6. [Reckless Air Strike](/printing/reckless-air-strike-m20.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #159
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anthony Francisco
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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