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Ob Nixilis, Black Mana Ramp

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

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When I was reading the lore for Zendikar (because of Wizard's Plane Shift series), I found **Ob Nixilis**, and wanted to see what his card was like. Thus, I found Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, and my deck theme was made.

The deck has a heavy focus on mana ramp, which is surprisingly sustainable in a black deck with the help of friends like Magus of the Coffers and Nirkana Revenant, with some added land fetch (Liliana's Shade, Liliana of the Dark Realms, plus assorted artifacts).

The game gets going once Ob Nixilis hits the field: each land you drop saps a bit of enemy life and buffs up the commander. Once mana is plentiful (and it will be), the deck has a fairly effective control routine. Black provides ample spot removal options (Royal Assassin, Noxious Gearhulk, Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet, Visara the Dreadful, Big Game Hunter all do a passable job here).

The biggest focus here is moving lands into play. Tutor Ghirapur Orrery early on to empty your hand quicker. But once you have the commander out, Crucible of Worlds is the best card to pull out, so you can drop Evolving Wilds, Marsh Flats, Bloodstained Mire, etc., over and over. Various creatures (Caustic Crawler, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Reiver Demon, Archfiend of Depravity) keep the enemy from getting too strong, and some obvious recursion protects VIP critters.

This deck combines a few elements you don't often see in black mana, resulting in a mono-black mana-ramp/control deck, which is (I hope) kind of unique.

As always, criticism, advice, and upvotes are all appreciated. Happy gaming!

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Date added 7 years
Last updated 6 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

12 - 0 Mythic Rares

35 - 0 Rares

13 - 0 Uncommons

20 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.63
Tokens City's Blessing, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Thopter 1/1 C, Vampire */* B, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B
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