Obelisk of Alara
Conflux 140 • rare
- Set
- Conflux
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
1 generic mana white mana, tap: You gain 5 life.
1 generic mana blue mana, tap: Draw a card, then discard a card.
1 generic mana black mana, tap: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
1 generic mana red mana, tap: This artifact deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
1 generic mana green mana, tap: Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Obelisk of Alara was released in 2009 as part of the Conflux expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a focal point in the set’s narrative, which centered on the collision of five disparate worlds—the shards of Alara—into a single, unified plane. Mechanically, the card was designed to reflect this convergence, offering players the ability to activate abilities based on all five colors of mana, serving as a versatile utility piece for multi-colored deck archetypes.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, whose work often features high-fantasy concepts and textured, atmospheric lighting. For this piece, Staples focused on capturing the monolithic and ancient nature of the artifact, utilizing a palette that evokes the blending of the five distinct shards. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a flavorful bridge between the set's mechanical themes and its lore, frequently utilized in casual play for its ability to provide a variety of effects in a single package.
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