Natural Obsolescence
Instant
Put target artifact on the bottom of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #24591
Natural Obsolescence puts an artifact or enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library — not in the graveyard, which shuts off recursion entirely. Two mana at sorcery speed is the real cost, and in a format full of two-mana instant-speed options, that's enough to keep it off most curated lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Natural Obsolescence fills a role green already has covered by stronger cards — Reclamation Sage, Bane of Progress, and Nature's Claim all outcompete it on speed, permanence count, or cost. The bottom-of-library clause matters most against Nether Traitor-style recursive artifacts, but those scenarios are niche enough that you'd rarely want a sorcery-speed answer for them specifically. In Pauper, the format's artifact density makes enchantment and artifact removal relevant, and the exile-adjacent effect has more practical upside there — though even in that context instant-speed commons tend to win the slot. Across Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer, Natural Obsolescence is simply outclassed and won't see play.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Natural Obsolescence is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price will hold because demand is structurally low; better removal options at the same or lower price exist at every rarity.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.