Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

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Legality

Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Legendary Creature — Demon

Flying, trample

Whenever an opponent searches their library, that player sacrifices a creature and loses 10 life.

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Dying is being put into the graveyard from the battlefield, tokens are put into the graveyard before they cease to exist.)

scottbaker91 on Budget Meren Eldrazi EDH

3 weeks ago

I think Hand of Emrakul, Decimator of the Provinces, Kozilek, the Great Distortion, and Pathrazer of Ulamog are too expensive to cast / commander ability for what they do. Some replacement examples would be: Terastodon, Void Winnower, Fleshbag Marauder, Noxious Gearhulk, Ravenous Chupacabra, Plaguecrafter, Eternal Witness, It That Betrays, Woodfall Primus, Acidic Slime, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled, Sepulchral Primordial, Overseer of the Damned, etc.

cards like Dalek Squadron with a sac outlet will get you a lot of Meren counters quickly. cards like Greater Good are great at filling your graveyard and your hand. cards like Oversold Cemetery are great for your low mana creatures and late game expensive creatures. Tragic Slip isn't a very good card for multiplayer commander, unless you are using something like Isochron Scepter

I think your deck is a little heavy on creature token generators, especially your creatures. I know they are there to build up tokens on Meren and to generate mana, in the early game, but they aren't doing much in the mid to late game. Maybe replace a few with some faster reanimator spells like: Living Death, Lifeline (a personal favorite), Necromancy, Animate Dead, Victimize, Rescue from the Underworld, Beacon of Unrest, etc.

Other cards I would consider cutting: Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (too slow imo unless he is your commander), Blisterpod (needs to die to get the token), Pawn of Ulamog, Vorapede, Village Rites, Gray Merchant of Asphodel (starts to shine with lots of reanimator stuff), Woe Strider, Scion Summoner, Brood Monitor, Deathreap Ritual, Commander's Sphere

It's tough to suggest cards for a budget deck. A card that I might consider to be absolutely necessary could require cheaper options in other parts of the deck to make it fit.

Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor on Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend

10 months ago

Since you are running both Ob Nixilis, Unshackled and Opposition Agent, you could consider running Maralen of the Mornsong in place of Varragoth as the commander or just in the 99. I know she isn't a demon, but Maralen still tutors for you and can be really nasty with the aforementioned cards.

legendofa on Creatures that do Damage Over …

11 months ago

After looking a bit deeper, there's Kambal, Consul of Allocation, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled, Fate Unraveler, and Harsh Mentor, which covers a pretty good mana value spread.

shixzo on Erinis Unshackled Ruin

1 year ago

NV_1980 - Life from the Loam is certainly something we've considered! The main issue is that milling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled is a risk when there is limited creature recursion. I think my friend Caeruleus is also keen to avoid cards which might start to takeover the deck and outshine its main gimmick (which dredge could certainly do), although I'm personally less worried about cards which are not themselves substitute win conditions. Definitely might experiment with it.

MTGBurgeoning on The Frolicsome Shenanigans Of Athreos's Apostles

1 year ago

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim does have a bigger body and the benefit of deathtouch over the 1/1 keyword-less Zulaport Cutthroat. However, Zulaport Cutthroat drains opponents AND gains us one life whenever a creature dies, where Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim does not. A creature has to enter our side of the battlefield in order to gain the life. I'm open to experimenting with Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim in the 99, but not at the expense of Zulaport Cutthroat. I would rather replace Ob Nixilis, Unshackled for the purposes of trying to wedge in another life-drainer for the Apostle engine.

MTGBurgeoning on The Frolicsome Shenanigans Of Athreos's Apostles

1 year ago

I did think about Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim after he was shown during the Dominaria United previews. The challenge is finding a place for him in the 99. Syr Konrad, the Grim and Zulaport Cutthroat synergize with the Aristocrat theme of this build better than Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. I sense replacing a Shadowborn Apostle may not be feasible, as 28 seems like the line in the sand, just as the 36-land land base. Although it receives benefits from it, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's presence does not contribute to the Apostle engine. Is there another card you see as replaceable for Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim?

Quickspell on Prevent Opposition Agent in mono …

1 year ago

Grubbernaut Sure, if you want to the game to quickly end. I rather have fun with Ob Nixilis, Unshackled. What is beautiful about Maralen is how greedy everybody becomes when suddenly they have the opportunity to tutor for anything they want. Once they realise you are not going for Opposition Agent, they let her live - or they try to kill her before the next player can tutor. Suddenly they start countering each other etc. I find that much more entertaining

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