Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath (Commander)

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Chris Guest
Feb 3, 2026
Ranking All 22 Planeswalkers That Can Be Your Commander, Including Quintorius
With a new planeswalker commander coming in Secrets of Strixhaven, let's rank every planeswalker commander available. Which is your favorite?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scarblade's Malice
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
0.5%inclusion1 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reaper from the Abyss
54%inclusion350 decks653 decks
51%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
53%inclusion346 decks653 decks
50%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
45%inclusion294 decks653 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
43%inclusion280 decks653 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
43%inclusion283 decks653 decks
40%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
39%inclusion257 decks653 decks
39%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
42%inclusion275 decks653 decks
35%synergy
Liliana's Contract
37%inclusion243 decks653 decks
35%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
42%inclusion272 decks653 decks
35%synergy
Pestilence Demon
36%inclusion232 decks653 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
71%inclusion462 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion427 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
63%inclusion412 decks653 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion359 decks653 decks
-12%synergy
Sign in Blood
52%inclusion342 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion292 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
44%inclusion289 decks653 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
42%inclusion273 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
42%inclusion271 decks653 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
42%inclusion271 decks653 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion161 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion138 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion98 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion68 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.4%inclusion42 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Harvester of Souls
36%inclusion236 decks653 decks
29%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
35%inclusion231 decks653 decks
31%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
33%inclusion218 decks653 decks
32%synergy
Skirsdag High Priest
32%inclusion206 decks653 decks
30%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion201 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
30%inclusion195 decks653 decks
25%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
30%inclusion193 decks653 decks
29%synergy
Burnished Hart
28%inclusion180 decks653 decks
20%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
27%inclusion178 decks653 decks
23%synergy
Reiver Demon
26%inclusion167 decks653 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion159 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Desecration Demon
24%inclusion157 decks653 decks
23%synergy
Great Unclean One
24%inclusion156 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion155 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion152 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
23%inclusion150 decks653 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion149 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion144 decks653 decks
15%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
21%inclusion134 decks653 decks
17%synergy
Lord of the Void
19%inclusion127 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
19%inclusion126 decks653 decks
17%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion125 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion122 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
19%inclusion121 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Dream Devourer
18%inclusion120 decks653 decks
17%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
18%inclusion118 decks653 decks
13%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
17%inclusion114 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Sower of Discord
17%inclusion113 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion111 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion110 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion103 decks653 decks
-16%synergy
Xathrid Demon
15%inclusion100 decks653 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
15%inclusion99 decks653 decks
-10%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
15%inclusion98 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
15%inclusion95 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Shriekmaw
14%inclusion94 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion94 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
14%inclusion93 decks653 decks
13%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
14%inclusion89 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion89 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion68 decks540 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
12%inclusion80 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Blood Speaker
12%inclusion78 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion75 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Reaver
11%inclusion73 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Vampire Hexmage
11%inclusion73 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion55 decks492 decks
7%synergy
Demon of Loathing
11%inclusion69 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
10%inclusion52 decks500 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Sudden Spoiling
36%inclusion237 decks653 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Slip
34%inclusion224 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion223 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
31%inclusion203 decks653 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Corruption
28%inclusion170 decks600 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion148 decks533 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion168 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Malicious Affliction
24%inclusion157 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion120 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion113 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion106 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion98 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion89 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
-11%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion86 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion86 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion80 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Spoils of Blood
12%inclusion79 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion76 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion67 decks653 decks
-15%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion65 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion54 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion54 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.8%inclusion51 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.8%inclusion51 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.4%inclusion48 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion44 decks653 decks
-16%synergy
Force of Despair
6.3%inclusion41 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Annihilate
6.3%inclusion41 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.0%inclusion39 decks653 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion269 decks653 decks
-10%synergy
Promise of Power
34%inclusion224 decks653 decks
33%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion203 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Profane Command
29%inclusion192 decks653 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion192 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion177 decks653 decks
-12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion176 decks653 decks
-10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
26%inclusion172 decks653 decks
21%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion142 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion138 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion136 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
21%inclusion134 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion109 decks540 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion107 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Offering
15%inclusion101 decks653 decks
15%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion63 decks492 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion78 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion74 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Corrupt
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Aether Snap
9.0%inclusion59 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.9%inclusion58 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.9%inclusion58 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Settle the Score
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Reign of the Pit
8.6%inclusion56 decks653 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.6%inclusion56 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.0%inclusion46 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Ichor
6.4%inclusion42 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion213 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
30%inclusion197 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion161 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Lashwrithe
23%inclusion152 decks653 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion107 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion94 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
12%inclusion80 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion74 decks653 decks
-22%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion70 decks653 decks
9%synergy
The Chain Veil
10%inclusion66 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.0%inclusion52 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.8%inclusion51 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.9%inclusion45 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
6.4%inclusion42 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion183 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
27%inclusion142 decks533 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion168 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion166 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion124 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Covenant
16%inclusion85 decks531 decks
15%synergy
Bad Moon
16%inclusion104 decks653 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion90 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion89 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion75 decks653 decks
-6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion71 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion69 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Talent
10%inclusion67 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
10%inclusion65 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.2%inclusion60 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Greed
9.0%inclusion59 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.0%inclusion52 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Palace Siege
7.5%inclusion49 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.0%inclusion46 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion41 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.1%inclusion40 decks653 decks
-7%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
-5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Pestilence
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.2%inclusion34 decks653 decks
-11%synergy
Warlock Class
5.2%inclusion34 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
38%inclusion248 decks653 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
18%inclusion120 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion85 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.3%inclusion61 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.6%inclusion56 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
7.7%inclusion50 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion363 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
52%inclusion338 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion253 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion225 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion224 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
34%inclusion219 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
32%inclusion208 decks653 decks
21%synergy
Barren Moor
28%inclusion182 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Everglades
19%inclusion127 decks653 decks
18%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion115 decks653 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion114 decks653 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion114 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion112 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion111 decks653 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion109 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion87 decks653 decks
5%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion84 decks653 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion79 decks653 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion69 decks653 decks
-14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion68 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
10%inclusion63 decks653 decks
7%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.5%inclusion62 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion48 decks653 decks
-8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.5%inclusion36 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion561 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion325 decks653 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
45%inclusion294 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion274 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion186 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
26%inclusion169 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion162 decks653 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion144 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion103 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion78 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion73 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion73 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion65 decks653 decks
9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion57 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.0%inclusion46 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
7.0%inclusion37 decks531 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.0%inclusion39 decks653 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.7%inclusion37 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion35 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion603 decks653 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion298 decks653 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion89 decks603 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.3%inclusion61 decks653 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion44 decks653 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion43 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
5.1%inclusion33 decks653 decks
0%synergy