Forked Bolt · CommanderView

Forked Bolt

Forked Bolt

Sorcery

Oracle text

Forked Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets.

"Play no favorites. Everybody dies." —Sparkmage saying

Illustrated by Tomasz Jedruszek

Released on April 23, 2010

Tags

burnburn anyburn battleburn creatureburn planeswalkerburn playermulti removalmultiple targetsremovalremoval burnremoval creatureremoval planeswalkersingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorceryspot removal

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2010-06-15
You divide the damage as you cast Forked Bolt, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. (In other words, as you cast Forked Bolt, you choose whether to have it deal 2 damage to a single target, or deal 1 damage to each of two targets.)