Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin (Commander) - Upgraded Burn

Cas Hinds
Apr 6, 2026
The Philosophy of Non-Deterministic Long Turns in Commander
Is it wrong to play Commander decks that take long, non-deterministic turns? Or do you just need to find a very patient playgroup?
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Flashback
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dissection Practice
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unstable Amulet
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
74%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
70%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
68%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
68%synergy
Roiling Vortex
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Grapeshot
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Firebrand Archer
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
58%synergy
Manabarbs
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Coruscation Mage
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Charm
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
49%synergy
Bolt Bend
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Blood Seeker
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Underworld Dreams
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Fate Unraveler
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Mayhem Devil
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Party Thrasher
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Pain Distributor
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Spear Spewer
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Soot Imp
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Walking Ballista
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Urabrask
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Unruly Catapult
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Rug of Smothering
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Agate Instigator
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Immolation Shaman
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Cinder Pyromancer
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Untimely Malfunction
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Gut Shot
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Redirect Lightning
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
24%synergy
Desperate Ritual
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
10%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Needle Drop
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Oblivion's Hunger
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Flick a Coin
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Duplication
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fling
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lava Dart
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Psychotic Fury
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Expedite
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
12%synergy
End the Festivities
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rumors
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Light Up the Stage
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Strike It Rich
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mana Clash
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Flame Jab
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Playful Shove
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Day
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Final Parting
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Ruby Medallion
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Barbed Wire
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Copper Tablet
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Shadow of the Goblin
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
All Will Be One
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Spiteful Visions
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Pestilence
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Pyrohemia
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Impact Tremors
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Burning Earth
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Miasma
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Courage
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Wastes
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Lightning
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Exploration
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Shivan Gorge
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Piranha Marsh
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Great Furnace
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion56 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion60 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion55 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Haunted Ridge
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Graven Cairns
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Jagged Barrens
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
City of Brass
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-10%synergy