Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin 
Legendary Creature — Demon4/3
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Demon
Flying, trample Whenever one or more opponents each lose exactly 1 life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis. Exile the top card of your library. Until your next end step, you may play that card.
Printing details
- Set
- MAT · 91
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Krharts
- Released
- 2023-05-12
- Prices
- €15.47 · $22.13
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €15.47 | €15.56 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €9.99 trend €15.47 30-day avg €15.28 | low €14.90 trend €16.86 30-day avg €16.31 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €15.56 with Zero from €22.35 | NM from €28.50 with Zero from €28.50 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €10.14 | NM from €15.19 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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Ob Nixilis's last ability looks at all combat damage dealt to an opponent in total to determine whether it triggers. For example, if three 1/1 creatures deal combat damage to an opponent, that player loses 3 life. Ob Nixilis's ability won't trigger.
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Playing the card exiled with Ob Nixilis follows the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
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If you don't play the card, it will remain exiled.
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Unless an effect allows you to play additional lands that turn, you can play a land card exiled with Ob Nixilis only if you haven't played a land yet that turn.
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You may play the card exiled with Ob Nixilis even if Ob Nixilis leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it.
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Ob Nixilis's last ability will trigger if an opponent is dealt exactly 1 damage, pays exactly 1 life, or loses exactly 1 life some other way.