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
- Market price
- $0.35
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
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
The Unstable Obelisk was released in 2022 as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander deck series, a high-profile collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop. Designed for the Magic: The Gathering format, the card was created to provide a universal utility effect that fits the thematic grimdark aesthetic of the 41st millennium, allowing players to destroy a non-land permanent at the cost of sacrificing the artifact itself.
The card features artwork by Alexander Mokhov, who leaned into the imposing, alien architecture associated with the Necron faction of the Warhammer universe. Within the set, it serves as a versatile piece of removal intended to balance the gameplay dynamics of the preconstructed decks, and it has since been recognized by players for its efficient design and its ability to act as a flexible 'catch-all' answer in various Commander decks beyond its original tribal synergy.
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