Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (Commander) - Core

Cas Hinds
Apr 6, 2026
The Philosophy of Non-Deterministic Long Turns in Commander
Is it wrong to play Commander decks that take long, non-deterministic turns? Or do you just need to find a very patient playgroup?
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35%synergy
Coruscation Mage
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Kardur, Doomscourge
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22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
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Soot Imp
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Prosper, Tome-Bound
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Creeping Bloodsucker
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Spear Spewer
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Unruly Catapult
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Witty Roastmaster
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Iridescent Vinelasher
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Rampaging Ferocidon
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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Pain Distributor
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Rug of Smothering
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Syr Konrad, the Grim
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Erebor Flamesmith
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Disciple of the Vault
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Party Thrasher
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Laelia, the Blade Reforged
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Reckless Fireweaver
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Urabrask
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Birgi, God of Storytelling
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6%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
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Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
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Bedevil
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Abrade
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Flick a Coin
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Gut Shot
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Untimely Malfunction
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Go for the Throat
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Armor of Shadows
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Big Score
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Deadly Dispute
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Seething Song
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Lava Dart
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Thrill of Possibility
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Lightning Bolt
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Professor's Warning
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Imp's Mischief
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Temur Battle Rage
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Rush of Vitality
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Needle Drop
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Wyll's Reversal
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Unexpected Windfall
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Fling
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Not Dead After All
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Murder
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Deadly Rollick
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Pyroblast
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Geistflame
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You Are Already Dead
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Redirect Lightning
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Return the Favor
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Shower of Sparks
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End the Festivities
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Tectonic Hazard
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Vicious Rumors
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28%synergy
Light Up the Stage
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14%synergy
Vandalblast
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Mana Geyser
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Faithless Looting
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Sign in Blood
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Chandra's Ignition
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Chain Reaction
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Night's Whisper
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Toxic Deluge
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Flame Jab
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Cornered by Black Mages
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Victimize
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Read the Bones
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Strike It Rich
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Reanimate
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Damnation
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Circle of Power
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Lightning Greaves
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Unstable Amulet
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40%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
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Barbed Wire
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23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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9%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
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Basilisk Collar
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8%synergy
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Ruby Medallion
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Sinister Monolith
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8%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
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Tithing Blade
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The Reaver Cleaver
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Jet Medallion
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Pestilence
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All Will Be One
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36%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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25%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
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21%synergy
Theater of Horrors
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14%synergy
Burning Earth
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19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
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14%synergy
Pyrohemia
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14%synergy
Aether Sting
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15%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
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15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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Hissing Miasma
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Goblin Bombardment
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2%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
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7%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
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9%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
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8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
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8%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
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7%synergy
Glassworks // Shattered Yard
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6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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2%synergy
Warlock Class
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5%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
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5%synergy
Leyline of Lightning
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5%synergy
Blood Reckoning
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
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34%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
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15%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
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11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
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7%synergy
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
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7%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
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7%synergy
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
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4%synergy
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Shivan Gorge
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36%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
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28%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
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33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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4%synergy
Piranha Marsh
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18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
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3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
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1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
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-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
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Reliquary Tower
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Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
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2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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5%synergy
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
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12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
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-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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17%synergy
Mind Stone
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14%synergy
Fire Diamond
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14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
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12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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2%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
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5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
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-3%synergy
Séance Board
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2%synergy
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Swamp
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2%synergy
Mountain
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2%synergy
Command Tower
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Smoldering Marsh
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7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
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Foreboding Ruins
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Shadowblood Ridge
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10%synergy
Tainted Peak
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0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
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-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
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8%synergy
Temple of Malice
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6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
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31%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
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27%synergy
Mount Doom
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13%synergy
Blood Crypt
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-18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
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7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
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5%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
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-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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1%synergy
Graven Cairns
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-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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-15%synergy
Canyon Slough
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1%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
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-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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0%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
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10%synergy
Raucous Theater
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-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
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3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
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-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
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0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
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2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
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2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion35 decks577 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
6.1%inclusion35 decks577 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
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-2%synergy
Tramway Station
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3%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
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3%synergy