Unstable Obelisk
Commander 2017 229 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 229
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- William Wu
- Market price
- $0.17
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.
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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Where it came from
Unstable Obelisk is a utility artifact card that debuted in the 2017 Commander set, specifically appearing in the Arcane Wizardry deck. The card was designed to address a fundamental need in the Commander format: providing color-agnostic removal for permanent types that certain color identities struggle to handle on their own. By requiring a relatively high mana investment to activate, it offers a universal solution that remains balanced within the multiplayer context of the game.
The card's visual identity was brought to life by artist Svetlin Velinov, who rendered the titular monolith with an ominous, otherworldly aesthetic that fits the high-fantasy themes of Magic: The Gathering. Its design philosophy centers on the trade-off between flexibility and efficiency, a hallmark of the Commander product line's goal to equip players with tools that function across diverse deck builds regardless of their specific mana color requirements.
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