Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

Mana Value

3

Rarity

mythic

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis

{1}{B}{R}
Color Identity: B R

Card Text

Casualty X. The copy isn't legendary and has starting loyalty X. (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power X. When you do, copy this spell. The copy becomes a token.) +1: Each opponent loses 2 life unless they discard a card. If you control a Demon or Devil, you gain 2 life. −2: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target." −7: Target player draws seven cards and loses 7 life.

Keywords

Casualty

Set

Streets of New Capenna

(SNC)

EDHREC Rank

#7,434

Commander Legal

✓ Can be your Commander

As you cast a spell with casualty X, you choose whether to pay its casualty cost and what the value of X will be.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

The copied spell from Ob Nixilis, the Adversary's triggered ability copies exactly what is printed on Ob Nixilis, except its starting loyalty is equal to the chosen value of X and it isn't legendary. The copy becomes a token as it resolves.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

You can control exactly one legendary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary and any number of nonlegendary copies of Ob Nixilis, the Adversary.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

Casualty N means "As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power N or greater." and "When you cast this spell, if a casualty cost was paid for it, copy it. If the spell has any targets, you may choose new targets for the copy."

Wotc — April 29, 2022

You may sacrifice only one creature to pay a spell's casualty cost, and you copy the spell only once.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

If you pay the casualty cost of a spell, the copy will resolve before the original spell.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

The copy of the spell is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

Wotc — April 29, 2022

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