Magic: The Gathering

Unstable Obelisk

Commander Anthology Volume II 227 • uncommon

Set: Commander Anthology Volume II
Collector number: 227
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: William Wu
Market price: $0.33

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What it's worth

$0.33market price via TCGplayer · Aug 21, 2026$0.17 – $0.33 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card serves as a versatile utility piece, allowing players to permanently remove any problematic permanent from the battlefield at the cost of a significant mana investment. Because it can target any type of permanent, it is a highly reliable inclusion for decks that need a flexible, colorless answer to diverse threats.

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Card face

What it does

tap: Add colorless mana.

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

Its collapse is like the lashing out of a long-dead civilization that resents being forgotten.

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 first appeared in the 2014 Commander product set before being reprinted in the 2018 Commander Anthology Volume II collection. Designed as a versatile utility artifact, it functions as a mana source that can be sacrificed to destroy any permanent, a tool intended to provide color-neutral removal for decks that might otherwise struggle with specific board threats.

The card’s illustration, created by artist Igor Kieryluk, leans into the high-fantasy aesthetic typical of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The imagery depicts a monolithic, glowing stone structure caught in a state of chaotic flux, reflecting its mechanical role as an unstable, one-time-use destructive force. It is well regarded among players for its strategic flexibility in multiplayer formats.

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About Unstable Obelisk

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