---
name: "Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "MAT"
set_name: "March of the Machine: The Aftermath"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Zezhou Chen"
oracle_id: "55b6434b-1542-40fd-b12a-697d40976582"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-captive-kingpin-mat"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ob Nixilis, Unshackled](/printing/ob-nixilis-unshackled-m15.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
2. [Ob Nixilis, the Fallen](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-fallen-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
3. [Ob Nixilis Reignited](/printing/ob-nixilis-reignited-bfz.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
4. [Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath](/printing/ob-nixilis-of-the-black-oath-cmm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
5. [Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-hate-twisted-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
6. [Ob Nixilis, the Adversary](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-adversary-psnc.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #176
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Zezhou Chen
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`