Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath (Commander) - Lifegain

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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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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Sanguine Bond
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Exsanguinate
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Consuming Corruption
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Dread Presence
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Great Unclean One
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Harvester of Souls
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Pestilence Demon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Skirsdag High Priest
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Caustic Bronco
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plague Spitter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Darkness
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Suffer the Past
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Malicious Affliction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Death of a Thousand Stings
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spoils of Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mutilate
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Corrupt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Necromantic Selection
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Tempest
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Blood Tithe
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Repay in Kind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Settle the Score
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Stronghold Discipline
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blood Tribute
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Evil Reawakened
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Consume Spirit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Vapors
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Promise of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Extinction Event
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Profane Transfusion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bad Deal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Sword-Point Diplomacy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Chill
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Lashwrithe
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sinister Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Nin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Drossclaw
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Copper Tablet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Orbs of Warding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Painful Quandary
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Dreams
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Subversion
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Bonds
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Greed
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Parker Luck
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Connections
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Palace Siege
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Court of Ambition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Contract
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Last Laugh
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Liability
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Blood Reckoning
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hissing Miasma
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Covenant
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Okiba Reckoner Raid
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Withering Wisps
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Protection Racket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Affliction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Talent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Noxious Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Wizardry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bad Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Everglades
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Forge of Heroes
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Piranha Marsh
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Paradise Plume
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Hierophant's Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Séance Board
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy