Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Market price
- Near Mint
- $17.06
- Lightly Played
- $17.29
- Moderately Played
- $14.47
- Heavily Played
- $15.20
- Damaged
- $10.96
- Near Mint
- $17.06
- Lightly Played
- $17.29
- Moderately Played
- $14.47
- Heavily Played
- $15.20
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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
Rulings (6)
May 12, 2023
If you don't play the card, it will remain exiled.
May 12, 2023
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.
May 12, 2023
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.
May 12, 2023
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.
May 12, 2023
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.
May 12, 2023
You may play the card exiled with Ob Nixilis even if Ob Nixilis leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it.
