---
name: "Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "OC14"
set_name: "Commander 2014 Oversized"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "cfc9a2f9-92fa-4608-b98d-f9763c89fc40"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixilis-of-the-black-oath-oc14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
- **Starting Loyalty:** 3

## Oracle Text
+2: Each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
−2: Create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying. You lose 2 life.
−8: You get an emblem with "{1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the sacrificed creature's power."
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath can be your commander.

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2014 Oversized (OC14) #27
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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