Commander

Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 35%
1157 Wins
2087 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,245 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (11572087) at an Elo of 1,748, ranking #12 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 2 damage dealt and 0.8 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin's win rate?
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin has a 35% win rate across 3245 recorded Playgroup games (1157 wins, 2087 losses).
How long do winning games with Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin take?
Wins with Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 29 days.
How many decks use Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin?
736 decks list Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin as their commander on Playgroup, of which 431 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
12
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1748
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 2
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 736
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 431
No. games played with this commander 3245
Total hours played 29 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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4 1606 doughpop 5 4
5 1600 Bisty 51 15
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin wins, 42.3% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
42.3%
Combo
22.91%
Commander Damage
17.58%
Combat
13.82%
Alternative
2.91%
Mill
0.36%
Poison
0.12%
Avg win turn 6.8 based on 1170 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin decks that leave them out.

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Top card: Redirect Lightning

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 17.07% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.81% n=897
2
Seat 2
38.54% n=864
3
Seat 3
28.53% n=736
4
Seat 4
26.94% n=516
5
Seat 5
17.07% n=41
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin wins 37.99% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.99% n=1366
1
1 mulligan
37.77% n=564
2
2 mulligans
27.71% n=249
3
3 mulligans
26.58% n=79
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=30
5
5 mulligans
28.57% n=7
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin 3.93/5 on average, across 2143 self-reports.

3.93 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.7% of the time across 1171 tracked wins.

67.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

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