Reiterating Bolt
Sorcery
Replicate—Pay 
. (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Reiterating Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #17015
Reiterating Bolt deals 3 damage to any target and then copies itself if the opponent pays 2 — which they usually won't, meaning you get a free second trigger and dome something for 6 total off one card. Three mana for repeatable, opponent-taxed damage is a strong rate, and the copy clause is an upside, not a gamble.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Reiterating Bolt earns its slot in red spell-slinger and storm-adjacent decks that want cheap, scalable damage spells — the copy trigger stacks well with spell-doubling effects and can close out a player at low life without extra setup. In Legacy and Vintage it's outclassed by Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning for pure efficiency, but the buyback-style punishment clause gives it a narrow niche in multiplayer contexts where taxing an opponent's mana matters. Modern sees no real home for it; three mana is too slow when unconditional two-mana removal already exists. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — spell-heavy red builds with a damage-dealing planeswalker commander get the most out of it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Reiterating Bolt is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with genuine combo and spellslinger utility. Bulk rares with niche Commander demand tend to stay in this range, so don't expect movement, but the cost-to-impact ratio for the decks that want it is essentially free.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.