Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
+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.
How Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath decks play in EDH
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary planeswalker - nixilis line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $36.36Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (3)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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What colours can I use in a Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath deck?
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath?
The cards played most often in Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath decks include Gideon the Oathless, Way of the Necromancer, Thomil, the Destroyer. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $36.36 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.