Branching Bolt

Shards of Alara · #158 · common · EN

$0.10 · Foil $0.20

cheapest of 53 store offers · see all

market $0.21 · Foil $0.25

Mana cost: {1}{R}{G}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Removal, Burn

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

Artist: Vance Kovacs

Released: 2008-10-03

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.21
  • TCGplayer foil: $0.25
  • Cardmarket: €0.10
  • Cardmarket foil: €0.44
  • MTGO tix: 0.03
$0.32$0.10
240 days of daily prices for Branching Bolt: $0.17 to $0.21
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 240 days tracked · $0.17 → $0.21 (+24%) · low $0.10 · high $0.32
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Shards of Alara #158) in 8 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
McNabb GamesSP · yesterdaySPregular$0.10yesterday
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.10today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.15today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.15today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.15today
CardTraderSP · 3 days agoSPregular€0.143 days ago
CardTraderNM · 3 days agoNMregular€0.153 days ago
The Mystic StoreHP · 7 days agoHPregularCA$0.247 days ago
CardTraderMP · 3 days agoMPregular€0.163 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$0.20today
The Mystic StoreMP · 7 days agoMPregularCA$0.297 days ago
The Comic HunterNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoilCA$0.312 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.25today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$0.25today
MTG MexicoHP · 3 days agoHPregular4.79 MXN3 days ago
401 GamesMP · foil · todayMPfoilCA$0.38today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$0.30today
401 GamesSP · foil · todaySPfoilCA$0.45today
Le Valet De CoeurNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoilCA$0.49yesterday
CardTraderSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil€0.343 days ago
CardTraderMP · foil · 3 days agoMPfoil€0.403 days ago

Truncated: 32 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 53 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 12 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 39 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Branching Bolt

USD · low $0.13 · high $0.23

Set#RarityUSD
Archenemy#82 · common82common$0.13
Planechase#83 · common83common$0.23
Shards of Alara#158 · common158common$0.21