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Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
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Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

{3}{B}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis

+2: Each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

−2: Create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying. You lose 2 life.

−8: You get an emblem with "{1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the sacrificed creature's power."

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath can be your commander.

Loyalty 3

Set
Commander Masters (CMM #517)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2023-08-04
Artist
Daarken
EDHREC rank
#9,600
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Etched
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 0.22
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck
Draw

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Reaper from the Abyss 54 %+52.3 %
  2. Bloodgift Demon 53 %+50.4 %
  3. Overseer of the Damned 46 %+43.7 %
  4. Ob Nixilis Reignited 43 %+41.2 %
  5. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled 42 %+38.9 %
  6. Demon of Wailing Agonies 39 %+38.3 %
  7. Archfiend of Depravity 44 %+36.6 %
  8. Magus of the Coffers 42 %+35.3 %
  9. Pestilence Demon 35 %+33.3 %
  10. Promise of Power 34 %+33.2 %
  11. Liliana's Contract 35 %+33.1 %
  12. Skirsdag High Priest 33 %+31.6 %
  13. Rune-Scarred Demon 36 %+31.3 %
  14. Indulgent Tormentor 32 %+29.9 %
  15. Mutilate 45 %+29.6 %
  16. Harvester of Souls 36 %+29.5 %
  17. Tendrils of Corruption 31 %+27.9 %
  18. Profane Command 29 %+27.3 %
  19. Sudden Spoiling 36 %+27.3 %
  20. Ob Nixilis, the Fallen 27 %+26.0 %
  21. Disciple of Bolas 31 %+25.8 %
  22. Charcoal Diamond 46 %+24.0 %
  23. Worn Powerstone 28 %+23.7 %
  24. Read the Bones 39 %+23.5 %
  25. Liliana of the Dark Realms 37 %+22.9 %
  26. Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber 25 %+22.6 %
  27. Black Sun's Zenith 27 %+21.9 %
  28. Desecration Demon 23 %+21.7 %
  29. Malicious Affliction 24 %+21.5 %
  30. Crypt of Agadeem 33 %+21.4 %
  31. Bloodletter of Aclazotz 32 %+21.2 %
  32. Great Unclean One 23 %+20.7 %
  33. Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire 25 %+20.7 %
  34. Abyssal Persecutor 21 %+20.6 %
  35. Lashwrithe 24 %+20.3 %
  36. Myriad Landscape 44 %+20.1 %
  37. Reiver Demon 22 %+20.0 %
  38. Dread Return 32 %+19.7 %
  39. Burnished Hart 26 %+19.5 %
  40. Everglades 21 %+19.2 %
  41. Barren Moor 28 %+19.2 %
  42. Whip of Erebos 30 %+19.1 %
  43. Necromantic Selection 21 %+19.0 %
  44. Commander's Sphere 26 %+18.7 %
  45. Grave Titan 25 %+18.1 %
  46. Sign in Blood 53 %+17.9 %
  47. Arcane Lighthouse 20 %+17.8 %
  48. Pontiff of Blight 21 %+17.5 %
  49. Tragic Slip 36 %+17.0 %
  50. Lord of the Void 19 %+16.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 93 %-2.3 %
  2. Sol Ring 86 %+0.6 %
  3. Jet Medallion 72 %+9.7 %
  4. Gray Merchant of Asphodel 64 %+14.3 %
  5. Crypt Ghast 63 %+16.3 %
  6. Bojuka Bog 56 %+8.4 %
  7. Reaper from the Abyss 54 %+52.3 %
  8. Dark Ritual 53 %-13.8 %
  9. Bloodgift Demon 53 %+50.4 %
  10. Cabal Coffers 53 %-1.4 %
  11. Sign in Blood 53 %+17.9 %
  12. Arcane Signet 51 %-10.5 %
  13. Overseer of the Damned 46 %+43.7 %
  14. Charcoal Diamond 46 %+24.0 %
  15. Mutilate 45 %+29.6 %
  16. Phyrexian Arena 45 %+5.4 %
  17. Myriad Landscape 44 %+20.1 %
  18. Archfiend of Depravity 44 %+36.6 %
  19. Ob Nixilis Reignited 43 %+41.2 %
  20. Victimize 43 %+15.6 %
  21. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled 42 %+38.9 %
  22. Magus of the Coffers 42 %+35.3 %
  23. Feed the Swarm 41 %-9.5 %
  24. Exsanguinate 40 %+15.6 %
  25. Mind Stone 39 %+11.6 %
  26. Read the Bones 39 %+23.5 %
  27. Demon of Wailing Agonies 39 %+38.3 %
  28. Cabal Stronghold 38 %+3.6 %
  29. Liliana of the Dark Realms 37 %+22.9 %
  30. Rune-Scarred Demon 36 %+31.3 %
  31. Tragic Slip 36 %+17.0 %
  32. Harvester of Souls 36 %+29.5 %
  33. Sudden Spoiling 36 %+27.3 %
  34. Liliana's Contract 35 %+33.1 %
  35. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 35 %-2.9 %
  36. Pestilence Demon 35 %+33.3 %
  37. Promise of Power 34 %+33.2 %
  38. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 33 %+3.2 %
  39. Crypt of Agadeem 33 %+21.4 %
  40. Skirsdag High Priest 33 %+31.6 %
  41. Defile 32 %-2.9 %
  42. Indulgent Tormentor 32 %+29.9 %
  43. Bloodletter of Aclazotz 32 %+21.2 %
  44. Damnation 32 %+11.5 %
  45. Dread Return 32 %+19.7 %
  46. Tendrils of Corruption 31 %+27.9 %
  47. Disciple of Bolas 31 %+25.8 %
  48. Whip of Erebos 30 %+19.1 %
  49. Reliquary Tower 30 %+0.8 %
  50. Bontu's Monument 30 %+2.0 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
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