Unstable Obelisk

Unstable Obelisk card image

Unstable Obelisk: Artifact, Commander Masters. Tap: Add Colorless. 7, Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target permanent. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}
Mana value
3
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Common
Set
Commander Masters (CMM)
Released
2023-08-04
Collector number
416
Artist
William Wu
Commander rank
4,914 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Unstable Obelisk

Unstable Obelisk is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 416 in that set, with art by William Wu. It costs {3} (three generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Commander 2014 (2014) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}: Add {C}.

{7}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target permanent.

Its collapse is like the lashing out of a long-dead civilization that resents being forgotten.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Unstable Obelisk by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Unstable Obelisk

Unstable Obelisk has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #286Uncommon2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #260Common2022
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #260★Common2022
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #170Uncommon2021
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #220Uncommon2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #272Uncommon2021
Jumpstart (JMP) #489Uncommon2020
Commander 2018 (C18) #227Uncommon2018
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #227Uncommon2018
Commander 2017 (C17) #229Uncommon2017
Commander 2014 (C14) #58Uncommon2014

Similar cards

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In these precons

Unstable Obelisk is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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