Obliterate
Obliterate: Sorcery, Eighth Edition. This spell can't be countered. Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and lands. They can't be regenerated. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Eighth Edition (8ED)
- Released
- 2003-07-28
- Collector number
- 204
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Commander rank
- 9,356 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Obliterate
Obliterate is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Eighth Edition (8ED), a core set released in July 2003. It is collector number 204 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {6}{R}{R} (six generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Invasion (2000) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and lands. They can't be regenerated.
"The enemy has been destroyed, sir. So have the forest, the city, your palace, your dog . . ." -Keldon soldier
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.25 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Obliterate by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Obliterate
Obliterate has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #INV-156 | Rare | 2022 |
| From the Vault: Lore (V16) #11 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) #204★ | Rare | 2003 |
| World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01) #jt156sb | Rare | 2001 |
| Invasion (INV) #156 | Rare | 2000 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Obliterate.
- Counterspells can be cast that target it, but when they resolve they simply don’t counter it since it can’t be countered.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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