Ob is Back! by user9046435

Format: Commander

Commander: Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This competitive Rakdos deck is built around Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin as both an explosive card-advantage engine and an instant-speed infinite win outlet. Powered by a format-ceiling fast mana suite that includes Dark Ritual, Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Lotus Petal, and Mana Vault, the deck reliably deploys Ob Nixilis on Turn 2. From there, passive pingers like Orcish Bowmasters, Razorkin Needlehead, and Kederekt Parasite weaponize opposing draw steps and fetchlands into massive impulse card draw. The primary path to victory involves resolving All Will Be One or Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute, triggering an immediate self-sustaining damage loop that drains the entire table for 40+ life apiece on Turn 3. When the commander is contested, redundant backup lines like Dualcaster Mage plus Molten Duplication and Underworld Breach combos close out games with minimal delay, all protected by free interaction such as Deflecting Swat and Deadly Rollick.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Alesha's Legacy
  • 1 Alicia Masters, Skilled Sculptor
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Goblin Welder
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Gut Shot
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kederekt Parasite
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Party Thrasher
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Raucous Theater
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rending Volley
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadow of the Goblin
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Treasonous Ogre
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Unstable Amulet
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vision of Love
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune