Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Shalai and Hallar

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Ob Nixilis and Shalai and Hallar on the battlefield.
You have a way to cause an opponent to lose exactly 1 life.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cause an opponent to lose 1 life.
2
Ob Nixilis triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself and exiling the top card of your library.
3
Shalai and Hallar triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
4
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Exile your library
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite damage

  Combo Metadata

27
DECKS
0.00%
OF 686371 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 24183
MOST PLAYED OF 65098 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.

  Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?

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