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Obelisk of Urd
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EUR €1.75
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Obelisk of Urd

{6}

Artifact

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.

Creatures you control of the chosen type get +2/+2.

Convoke
Set
Magic 2015 (M15 #222)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2014-07-18
Artist
John Severin Brassell
EDHREC rank
#4,027
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.21
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 1

Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist+Chatterfang, Squirrel General+Nadir Kraken+Artificial Evolution+Obelisk of Urd
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite card drawNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite draw triggers

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2014-07-18

    The choice of creature type is made as Obelisk of Urd enters the battlefield. Players can't respond to this choice. The bonus starts applying immediately.

  • 2014-07-18

    You must choose an existing creature type.

  • 2024-01-12

    Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

  • 2024-01-12

    If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.

  • 2024-01-12

    Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for {1} or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.

  • 2024-01-12

    Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.

  • 2024-01-12

    When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

  • 2024-01-12

    You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

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