Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Commander
BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
4.2±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(274 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (65% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana10
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
BCulling the Weak+6
RRite of Flame+5
1BCabal Ritual+6
1RDesperate Ritual+5
1RPyretic Ritual+5
2RSeething Song+6
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
2RRUrabrask // The Great Work+4
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Liquimetal Torque+4
Other acceleration1
3Bontu's Monument+3
Treasure generators2
RVoldaren Epicure+2
3RStorm-Kiln Artist+6
Draw engines1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw1
RFaithless Looting+5
Value engines3
1RThermo-Alchemist+1
2RBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty+1
2RRUrabrask // The Great Work+4
Spot removal6
REnd the Festivities+1
1RAbrade+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
2RChaos Warp+5
5BCurtains' Call+1
Board wipes5
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
2BBPestilence+1
2RRPyrohemia+1
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate6
1RRoiling Vortex+5
1BBlood Seeker+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
Protection2
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Bloodstained Mire+8
Dual & shock lands4
Blood Crypt+6
Luxury Suite+5
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands7
Tainted Peak+2
Graven Cairns+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Canyon Slough+2
Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Mount Doom+2
Taplands2
RSpikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+13
Swamp+9
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler+2ⓘ
Win conditions2
1BBlood Artist+5
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
Combat threats1
2RRHellrider+1
Drain effects12
RVoldaren Epicure+2
BKederekt Parasite+1
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
1RThermo-Alchemist+1
1RElectrostatic Field+1
1RFirebrand Archer+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RKessig Flamebreather+1
1RErebor Flamesmith+1
3Bontu's Monument+3
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
Token generators1
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
Other1
1RGrapeshot+7

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.2 (Bracket 2)+Game Changers→ Bracket 3
Speed86Mana base78Interaction59
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Game changers 1
Orcish Bowmasters
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes3 total

Burn20 cards

20 damage dealers. Burn opponents down with direct damage.

Thermo-Alchemist,Electrostatic Field,Abrade,Firebrand Archer,Gut Shot
Storm8 cards

8 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Firebrand Archer,Bontu's Monument,Blisterspit Gremlin,Grapeshot,Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Group Slug5 cards

5 group slug effects. Damage everyone equally, then break parity.

Barbed Wire,Pestilence,Spiteful Visions,Pyrohemia,Roiling Vortex

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.