Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
~$1.58 low · ~$11.98 high
Multicolor. Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
Streets of New Capenna #206 · Illustrated by Yongjae Choi
Streets of New Capenna #206 · Illustrated by Yongjae ChoiWhat is Ob Nixilis, the Adversary worth?
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Oracle 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.
Loyalty 3
Format legality
All 6 printings of Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Etched foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Streets of New Capenna Promos psnc #206p· 2022Promomythic· Cardmarket €2.59 · €3.33 foil | mythic | $2.65 | $3.56 | No etched foil printing | €2.59€3.33 foil | |
 Streets of New Capenna Promos psnc #206s· 2022Promomythic· Cardmarket €9.97 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $7.83 | No etched foil printing | €9.97 foil | |
 Streets of New Capenna snc #206· 2022mythic· Cardmarket €2.59 · €2.53 foil | mythic | $1.58 | $2.15 | No etched foil printing | €2.59€2.53 foil | |
 Streets of New Capenna snc #284· 2022Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €3.37 · €5.75 foil | mythic | $2.50 | $5.68 | No etched foil printing | €3.37€5.75 foil | |
 Streets of New Capenna snc #348· 2022Showcasemythic· Cardmarket €2.99 · €4.50 foil | mythic | $1.82 | $4.10 | No etched foil printing | €2.99€4.50 foil | |
 Streets of New Capenna snc #448· 2022Showcasemythic | mythic | No non-foil printing | No foil printing | $11.98 | — |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #8,240 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Casualty
- Artists
- Yongjae Choi, Tom Roberts, Igor Kieryluk
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Streets of New Capenna card (#206).
206 · SNC · M · EN
- 206Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- SNCSet code for Streets of New Capenna
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, read from the Streets of New Capenna printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Ob Nixilis, the Adversary. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Legendary is a supertype. Planeswalker is the card type. Nixilis is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Loyalty
- It enters with 3 loyalty counters. Damage to it removes them.
- Illustration
- By Yongjae Choi. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Streets of New Capenna. Red-orange means mythic rare.
- Collector number
- 206 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Rarity letter
- M = mythic rare
- Set code
- SNC = set code for Streets of New Capenna
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Yongjae Choi, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
- Holo stamp
- The foil security stamp at the bottom center, on rares and mythic rares since 2014.
Keywords
- CasualtyCR 702.153
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (7)
2022-04-29
As you cast a spell with casualty X, you choose whether to pay its casualty cost and what the value of X will be.
2022-04-29
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.
2022-04-29
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."
2022-04-29
You can control exactly one legendary Ob Nixilis, the Adversary and any number of nonlegendary copies of Ob Nixilis, the Adversary.
2022-04-29
You may sacrifice only one creature to pay a spell's casualty cost, and you copy the spell only once.
2022-04-29
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.
2022-04-29
If you pay the casualty cost of a spell, the copy will resolve before the original spell.
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