---
name: "Ob Nixilis's Cruelty"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "101"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "c638957f-88bf-40c2-834c-2be39d73bf41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ob-nixiliss-cruelty-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *Coincé sur Ravnica sans préférence pour l'un des deux camps, Ob Nixilis passa le temps à opérer divers actes de torture.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gnashing of Teeth](/printing/gnashing-of-teeth-hob.md) — Sorcery
2. [Bleed Dry](/printing/bleed-dry-j25.md) — Instant
3. [Malicious Eclipse](/printing/malicious-eclipse-lci.md) — Sorcery
4. [Malicious Malfunction](/printing/malicious-malfunction-neo.md) — Sorcery
5. [Overkill](/printing/overkill-fin.md) — Instant
6. [Executioner's Swing](/printing/executioners-swing-gtc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #101
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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