You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature with flying), just the second mode (targeting a creature without flying), or both modes (targeting a creature with flying and a creature without flying). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it.
Branching Bolt
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.42 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #158 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.
Card type: Instant, color identity green/red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{R}{G} (3 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #23,740 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Vance Kovacs. Rarix catalogs 253 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Vance Kovacs
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