Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

Global Commander Stats

51 Wins

120 Losses

Summary

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 171 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (51–120) at an Elo of 1,474, ranking #3460 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath's win rate?

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath has a 29% win rate across 171 recorded Playgroup games (51 wins, 120 losses).

How long do winning games with Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath take?

Wins with Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath?

82 decks list Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath as their commander on Playgroup, of which 47 have played at least one recorded game.

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3460

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1474

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.58

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 82

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 47

No. games played with this commander 171

Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1500	DefconZero	1	1	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath wins, 54.29% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

54.29%

Non Combat Damage

28.57%

Commander Damage

5.71%

Alternative

5.71%

Combo

2.86%

Mill

2.86%

Avg win turn 11.2 based on 53 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath wins 39.29% of games from position 1 and 23.21% from position 2 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.29% n=56

Seat 2

23.21% n=56

Seat 3

29.73% n=37

Seat 4

24.0% n=25

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath wins 21.62% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

21.62% n=74

1 mulligan

26.32% n=19

2 mulligans

20.0% n=5

3 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath 3.58/5 on average, across 118 self-reports.

3.58 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.0% of the time across 53 tracked wins.

66.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.