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Magic · Commander 2017 · #229 · Uncommon

Unstable Obelisk

Magic card price for Unstable Obelisk: $0.18 market, from $0.09 at the cheapest listing, Normal printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Normal · Oct 18, 2026
$0.18
+5.9% this week · +12.5% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+5.9%
30 days+12.5%
90 days+38.5%
1 year+28.6%
All time−63.3%

Sellers right now

$0.09lowest listing$3.00highest
Market price$0.18
Mid listing$0.27
30-day avg$0.17

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.18
Cardmarket$0.21 €0.19

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.1252-week low$0.1852-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.08
All-time high$0.49
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Normal · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.11$0.17$0.22$0.27
$0.18
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Unstable Obelisk entered our records in February 2024 at $0.49 and stands at $0.18 today, down 63.3% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +28.6%, trading between $0.12 and $0.18. The current price is near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $0.49, still 172% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.09, and the 30-day average market price is $0.17.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Normal$0.18$0.09$3.00+5.9%

The card in play

Type line
Artifact
Rules text

T: Add C to your mana pool.

7, T, Sacrifice Unstable Obelisk: Destroy target permanent.

Flavor

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

Other printings of Unstable Obelisk

11 more · $0.14 – $2.32
All printings
Unstable Obelisk (Surge Foil) (260), Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Unstable Obelisk (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 · #260 $2.32 Unstable Obelisk (227), Commander Anthology Volume II — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Unstable Obelisk Commander Anthology Volume II · #227 $0.39 Unstable Obelisk (260), Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 — Magic card price +2.8% 7d Unstable Obelisk Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 · #260 $0.37 Unstable Obelisk (416), Commander Masters — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Unstable Obelisk Commander Masters · #416 $0.31 Unstable Obelisk (227), Commander 2018 — Magic card price −3.2% 7d Unstable Obelisk Commander 2018 · #227 $0.30

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