Ob Nixilis' Infinite Ping
BrawlDeck Strategy
A Rakdos combo deck that uses Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin and All Will Be One to create an infinite damage loop, supported by cheap pingers to trigger the chain.
The core loop: A source deals 1 damage to an opponent (e.g., Thermo-Alchemist). That life loss triggers Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin, putting a +1/+1 counter on it. All Will Be One sees the counter and deals 1 damage to the opponent, causing more life loss, which triggers Ob Nixilis again, repeating for infinite damage. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus and Mechanized Warfare amplify the damage, making the loop lethal even faster. Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and Underworld Dreams provide additional passive life loss to start the chain. Tutors like Diabolic Intent, Grim Tutor, and Vampiric Tutor find the missing combo pieces.
Keep any hand with at least one combo piece (All Will Be One or Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin) and a ping effect (e.g., Thermo-Alchemist, Firebrand Archer), or a tutor. A hand with 3-4 lands and a tutor is also acceptable. Mulligan aggressively otherwise; the deck needs to assemble the combo quickly.
Early game: Play mana rocks, cheap pingers, and removal to stay alive. Mid game: Deploy your commander, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, and use tutors to find the combo. Protect key pieces with Swiftfoot Boots. Late game: Once All Will Be One and Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin are on the battlefield, trigger the loop with any ping effect and win instantly. If the combo is disrupted, fall back on Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, planeswalkers, and other value engines to grind out the game.
The combo is fragile to instant-speed removal on Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin or All Will Be One. Enchantment removal can break the loop. Opponents with hexproof or "you can't lose life" effects (e.g., Leyline of Sanctity) can prevent the damage. Board wipes and graveyard hate can also slow you down. The deck can struggle against fast aggro if it doesn't draw early interaction.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (20) | Rare | Ayara, First of Locthwain | |
| Uncommon | Blood Artist | ||
| Common | Firebrand Archer | ||
| Rare | Gixian Puppeteer | ||
| Rare | Hired Claw | ||
| Rare | Judith, Carnage Connoisseur | ||
| Rare | Judith, the Scourge Diva | ||
| Common | Kessig Flamebreather | ||
| Mythic Rare | Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger | ||
| Mythic Rare | Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin | ||
| Mythic Rare | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | ||
| Mythic Rare | Sheoldred, Whispering One | ||
| Mythic Rare | Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | ||
| Common | Spear Spewer | ||
| Common | Thermo-Alchemist | ||
| Mythic Rare | Urabrask, Heretic Praetor | ||
| Mythic Rare | Vein Ripper | ||
| Rare | Vindictive Flamestoker | ||
| Rare | Vraan, Executioner Thane | ||
| Uncommon | Zulaport Cutthroat | ||
| Planeswalkers (8) | Mythic Rare | Chandra, Dressed to Kill | |
| Mythic Rare | Chandra, Hope's Beacon | ||
| Mythic Rare | Jaya, Fiery Negotiator | ||
| Rare | Koth, Fire of Resistance | ||
| Mythic Rare | Liliana of the Veil | ||
| Mythic Rare | Liliana, Dreadhorde General | ||
| Mythic Rare | Ob Nixilis, the Adversary | ||
| Mythic Rare | Vraska, Betrayal's Sting | ||
| Instants (12) | Common | Big Score | |
| Uncommon | Cut Down | ||
| Uncommon | Go for the Throat | ||
| Uncommon | Heartless Act | ||
| Uncommon | Hero's Downfall | ||
| Uncommon | Infernal Grasp | ||
| Rare | Pile On | ||
| Uncommon | Power Word Kill | ||
| Uncommon | Sheoldred's Edict | ||
| Common | Shock | ||
| Common | Thrill of Possibility | ||
| Mythic Rare | Vampiric Tutor | ||
| Sorceries (10) | Rare | Blasphemous Edict | |
| Rare | Brotherhood's End | ||
| Rare | Burn Down the House | ||
| Mythic Rare | Damnation | ||
| Rare | Diabolic Intent | ||
| Common | Faithless Looting | ||
| Common | Feed the Swarm | ||
| Rare | Gix's Command | ||
| Mythic Rare | Grim Tutor | ||
| Rare | Light Up the Night | ||
| Artifacts (7) | Common | Arcane Signet | |
| Rare | Chromatic Lantern | ||
| Rare | Gilded Lotus | ||
| Rare | Mazemind Tome | ||
| Rare | Reckoner Bankbuster | ||
| Uncommon | Swiftfoot Boots | ||
| Rare | Urabrask's Forge | ||
| Enchantments (7) | Mythic Rare | All Will Be One | |
| Uncommon | Bastion of Remembrance | ||
| Rare | Mechanized Warfare | ||
| Rare | Painful Quandary | ||
| Rare | Phyrexian Arena | ||
| Mythic Rare | Spiteful Banditry | ||
| Uncommon | Underworld Dreams | ||
| Lands (36) | Rare | Blackcleave Cliffs | |
| Rare | Commercial District | ||
| Rare | Haunted Ridge | ||
| Basic Land | Mountain | ||
| Rare | Sulfurous Springs | ||
| Basic Land | Swamp | ||
| Rare | Temple of Malice |