Obelisk of Esper

Obelisk of Esper card image

Obelisk of Esper: Artifact, Commander 2013. Tap: Add W, U, or B. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}
Mana value
3
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
White, blue and black (WUB)
Rarity
Common
Set
Commander 2013 (C13)
Released
2013-11-01
Collector number
250
Artist
Francis Tsai
Commander rank
13,690 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Obelisk of Esper

Obelisk of Esper is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact from Commander 2013 (C13), a Commander product released in November 2013. It is collector number 250 in that set, with art by Francis Tsai. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white, blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Shards of Alara (2008) to Commander 2013 (2013). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

It is a monument as austere, unyielding, and inscrutable as Esper itself.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Obelisk of Esper by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Obelisk of Esper

Obelisk of Esper has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Archenemy (ARC) #113Common2010
Shards of Alara (ALA) #213Common2008

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