Magic: The Gathering

Unstable Obelisk

Warhammer 40,000 Commander 260★ • common

Set: Warhammer 40,000 Commander
Collector number: 260★
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Johannes Mücke
Finish: Surge

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Market

What it's worth

$1.85market price via TCGplayer · Aug 21, 2026$1.27 – $1.89 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an artifact card, this piece serves as a universal tool that allows any player to sacrifice it to destroy a permanent of their choice. Its role as a common card makes it a highly accessible and practical utility option for managing problematic threats on the battlefield.

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Card face

What it does

tap: Add colorless mana.

7 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target permanent.

"It's a lifeless ruin of some long-lost race. What is there to fear?"— Commissar Gadholm

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Unstable Obelisk was released in 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander deck series for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a utility artifact, it functions as a mana ramp source that can be sacrificed to destroy any nonland permanent, reflecting the thematic volatility of the 41st millennium. The design leans into the grim, industrial aesthetic of the setting, emphasizing the immense and dangerous power inherent in ancient Necron or Eldar technology.

The card’s illustration was crafted to evoke the imposing scale of relic structures found across the Warhammer 40,000 galaxy. Within the context of the Commander format, the card was received as a versatile inclusion for decks requiring flexible removal, particularly those that can recur artifacts from the graveyard. Its design balances the flavor of a precarious, reality-warping monument with the functional mechanics required for competitive gameplay.

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Other printings

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About

About Unstable Obelisk

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