---
name: "Obelisk of Grixis"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "E01"
set_name: "Archenemy: Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "e193ae18-91a0-4870-b8a1-f8dedf744708"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/obelisk-of-grixis-e01"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Obelisk of Grixis
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

> *Like most features of Grixis, the obelisks that remain from the time of Alara now exist only for dark exploitation.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Obelisk of Jund](/printing/obelisk-of-jund-c13.md) — Artifact
2. [Obelisk of Esper](/printing/obelisk-of-esper-ala.md) — Artifact
3. [Obelisk of Bant](/printing/obelisk-of-bant-ala.md) — Artifact
4. [Obelisk of Naya](/printing/obelisk-of-naya-ala.md) — Artifact
5. [Obsidian Obelisk](/printing/obsidian-obelisk-dmc.md) — Artifact
6. [Sunken Ruins](/printing/sunken-ruins-fic.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #88
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`