Obby, Oops All Rhystic Studies by user3862821

Format: Commander

Commander: Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 63

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Rakdos burn and combo engine helmed by Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin. It leverages high-density 0-1 CMC fast mana and efficient 2-CMC rocks to deploy Ob Nixilis ahead of curve on Turn 3. The strategy capitalizes on opponents losing exactly 1 life through redundant pingers like Kessig Flamebreather, Orcish Bowmasters, and Unstable Amulet, converting passive life loss into massive card velocity and +1/+1 counters. The deck closes games decisively on Turn 4 via deterministic combos: an infinite damage trigger loop between Ob Nixilis and Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute, or the classic Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame copy line. Robust low-cost protection such as Deflecting Swat, Pyroblast, and Deadly Rollick safeguards the engine, while standalone powerhouses like Underworld Breach and Necropotence provide resilient backup lines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Artist's Talent
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Cast into the Fire
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delayed Blast Fireball
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Force of Despair
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
  • 1 Kederekt Parasite
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Party Thrasher
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Raucous Theater
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadow of the Goblin
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 2 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Unstable Amulet
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 You Find Some Prisoners