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Branching Bolt {1}{R}{G}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

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

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Shards of Alara

English · 2008-10-03

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Archenemy (released 2010-06-18), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: e7468876-f401-4a75-81c0-bed09cdda3e1
Oracle ID: 13f63b98-40b0-499b-bb5d-640b95a6ea1c
TCGplayer ID: 27623

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