Obelisk of Grixis
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 60 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
tap: Add blue mana, black mana, or red mana.
Like most features of Grixis, the obelisks that remain from the time of Alara now exist only for dark exploitation.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Obelisk of Grixis was originally released in the 2009 Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas set, a product designed to highlight the recurring conflict between two iconic planeswalkers in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. It served as a functional mana-fixing tool within the Grixis-themed deck, representing the color identity of the Shard of Grixis—a plane defined by its mastery over blue, black, and red mana. The design incorporates the jagged, ominous aesthetic characteristic of the Grixis landscape, intended to convey the power of the death-obsessed world.
The card's artwork, illustrated by Brandon Kitkouski, emphasizes the metallic and dark imagery associated with the Shard. As a common artifact, it was crafted for ease of use in limited formats, providing players with necessary color acceleration. While not a centerpiece card, it is valued by collectors of the Duel Decks series for its thematic integration into the overarching narrative arc of the Nicol Bolas saga, reflecting the broader lore of the Alara block.
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