Ob-elisk the Pingmentor by user9518233

Format: Commander

Commander: Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This competitive Commander deck uses Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin as both a card-advantage engine and a primary combo piece. The strategy accelerates its mana on Turn 1 to deploy Ob Nixilis alongside continuous ping effects such as Orcish Bowmasters, Razorkin Needlehead, and Mayhem Devil. These pieces trigger Ob Nixilis whenever opponents tap painlands, crack fetchlands, or draw extra cards, providing a steady stream of impulse card advantage and +1/+1 counters. The deck wins by pairing Ob Nixilis with All Will Be One or Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute, creating an infinite loop that burns the entire table to zero life in a single turn. It also runs a complete Underworld Breach and Ad Nauseam package as a fast alternative route. Efficient stack defense like Deflecting Swat and Hexing Squelcher protects the combo window.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Barbarian Ring
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deadpool, Trading Card
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gleeful Arsonist
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kederekt Parasite
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Manabarbs
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Party Thrasher
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ravenous Chupacabra
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will