Thunderbolt is a battle spell of Pyre, the affinity of fire, destruction and war. Before battle, it calls a bolt down on one enemy company, selected by chance. The larger the company, the more of it the bolt harms, and no two strikes fall with quite the same force. The card shows the range.
In a shard that woke in Pyre, the bolt also breaks the strike of an enemy company for the battle. A core of another affinity calls down a weaker bolt and nothing more, because power forced against its grain curdles. Like any spell, it must get past the ward, the resistance of its affinity and the creature's own resistance.
The Human lineages sing about bolts like this. When the Skybreaker broke Heaven's Gate, pieces broke away and scattered, and the tear he left is the Scar. The songs say the bolts of Pyre first fell after the Breaking, and that each one is the sky remembering its wound. The songs and the gods disagree about the Skybreaker himself.
Player-visible facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Base mana per cast | 40000 |
| Turns per cast | 0 |
| Type | battle |
Current costs and availability come from your legal actions. Affinity and active effects can change the base cost.