If Warp World remains a prominent deck archetype
in casual and competitive play, it will be in no
small part because of this card (as well as
Rampaging Baloths from Tuesday). The best part
is that you don't need a combo of that type to
play with him; since every deck plays lands, and
many decks need at least one creature, he has
positive interactions with nearly everything in
Magic. I wonder if we'll ever find out how and
why he fell?
Constructed: The cheap common landfall
dudes are alot better. There is one certain
angel that could get in the way.
Casual & Multiplayer:
We help a new player make a EDH deck using him
as the general. Kind of scary.
Limited: He mythic. And Legendary.
So if you get lucky to get him, use him. And
win. Landfall is so good in this set. He just
makes it that much better. He actually take
their life and get bigger.
Overall a great card for being a mythic rare at 5
mana.
Welcome back readers today’s card of the day is
powerful creature heavily dependent on its
landfall effect but may make a home in dedicated
black decks or more likely green/ black rock
style builds. For five mana you get a
legendary 3/3 creature, follow up this creature
with a fetch land and watch an opponent lose six
life and Ob Nixilis grow to 9/9 creature. With
no evasive abilities Ob Nixilis will be chump
blocked but is a serious threat opponents have
to deal with or be killed. The great thing is he
never even has to attack do to his work just
drop some lands and he can be a brutal finisher
without ever having to swing. In standard he may
see play in some monoblack decks or black/green
ramp or rock style decks to great effect as he
is a relatively cheap creature with a powerful
landfall ability. In extended Ob Nixilis may see
further play in rock decks as his ability’s
success doesn’t hinge on an opponent not locking
him down or attacking. In eternal no chance. In
casual and multiplayer having one player lose 3
life then swinging at another can end games
quickly, he should be a fairly popular choice in
casual decks. In limited if you see him early
grab him, if your dedicated black or running any
type of mana acceleration you should definitely
look into this powerhouse creature.
Today's card of the day is Ob Nixilis, the
Fallen a legend priced at five mana starting at
3/3, but easily increased to 6/6 with a single
land played after he is played. Adding
three +1/+1 counters is an impressive landfall
ability and combined with your opponent losing
three life makes for a solid advantage.
The lack of any kind of combat ability like
Intimidate, Flying, or Trample limits the
offensive potential dramatically, but every land
is like a Lightning Bolt to your opponent's life
points.
For Constructed, Casual, and Limited five mana
is within the realms of playability for some
decks and the options for increasing the number
of lands in play has improved drastically with
Zendikar. A Green/Black deck could make
this into a finisher, but the wealth of removal
and legendary status holds this demon back.
With Limited this is truly a bomb card at only
five mana and definitely a first pick in Sealed.
Few cards in the set can stop Ob after you play
two lands and any stalemated game turns into a
race that is very difficult for your opponent to
win. In Sealed the double Black is a bit
of a concern, but at five mana Swamps should be
available before he can be played. Keep an
eye on Green cards for possible acceleration and
try to save it for a turn you can play a land
after he is in play for maximum effect.
