First printed in March of the Machine: The Aftermath (2023)
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Legendary Creature — Demon
Flying, trample
Whenever one or more opponents each lose exactly 1 life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis. Exile the top card of your library. Until your next end step, you may play that card.
Stranded on New Capenna without a spark, he faced five families out for blood.
4/3
- Illustrated by
- Zezhou Chen
- Watermark
- Desparked
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (6)
- Ob Nixilis's last ability looks at all combat damage dealt to an opponent in total to determine whether it triggers. For example, if three 1/1 creatures deal combat damage to an opponent, that player loses 3 life. Ob Nixilis's ability won't trigger.
- Playing the card exiled with Ob Nixilis follows the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
- If you don't play the card, it will remain exiled.
- Unless an effect allows you to play additional lands that turn, you can play a land card exiled with Ob Nixilis only if you haven't played a land yet that turn.
- You may play the card exiled with Ob Nixilis even if Ob Nixilis leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it.
- Ob Nixilis's last ability will trigger if an opponent is dealt exactly 1 damage, pays exactly 1 life, or loses exactly 1 life some other way.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
22 combos, the most popular first:
- Exile your library, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: All Will Be One + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
- Exile your library, Infinite damage: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Walking Ballista
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite damage…: Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Reckless Fireweaver + Sensei's Divining Top
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Mayhem Devil + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top
- Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature…: Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
- Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw…: Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top + Weftstalker Ardent
- Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw…: Ingenious Artillerist + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Glaring Fleshraker + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Reckless Fireweaver + Sensei's Divining Top
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Hedron Detonator + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top
- Exile your library, Infinite damage: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Triskelion