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Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

{4}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Demon

M15Magic 2015#110rare

Designed by Brad Muir

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Karl Kopinski
Found in
2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings4Combos6EDHREC rank#3,917
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying, trample Whenever an opponent searches their library, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 10 life. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis.
4/4
FlyingTrample
Plays as:
Search HateCounter PlacerLtb TriggerSacrifice Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-10.3%
$4.20
$2.55 low$0.55 gapTCGplayer
Foil+15.8%
$6.88
$4.55 low$2.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$4.20· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Jul 18, 2014
  • WotCJul 18, 2014

    If the opponent controls no creatures when the first triggered ability resolves, that player still loses 10 life.

  • WotCJul 18, 2014

    Ob Nixilis's first triggered ability won't trigger if you search an opponent's library or if an opponent searches another player's library.

  • WotCJul 18, 2014

    The first triggered ability won't be put on the stack until after the spell or ability causing the opponent to search their library finishes resolving. Notably, if that spell or ability causes any other abilities to trigger (for example, if the opponent searched for a creature card and put it onto the battlefield), those abilities and Ob Nixilis's triggered ability will go on the stack together. The active player puts all of their abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order does the same. The last ability put onto the stack this way will be the first to resolve, and so on.