Make Obsolete
Make Obsolete: Instant, Kaladesh. Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Kaladesh (KLD)
- Released
- 2016-09-30
- Collector number
- 89
- Artist
- Darek Zabrocki
- Commander rank
- 14,902 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Make Obsolete
Make Obsolete is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Kaladesh (KLD), an expansion set released in September 2016. It is collector number 89 in that set, with art by Darek Zabrocki. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Kaladesh Remastered (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Yesterday's marvels are today's antiques.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Make Obsolete by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Make Obsolete
Make Obsolete has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #97 | Uncommon | 2020 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Make Obsolete.
- The set of creatures affected by Make Obsolete is determined as the spell resolves. Creatures your opponents begin to control later in the turn and noncreature permanents that become creatures later in the turn won't get -1/-1.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.