Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled is a punisher demon that rewards you for making your opponents suffer—both literally and through library searches. Your main gameplan is to create a hostile board state where searching becomes a liability. Cards like Aven Mindcensor, Yavimaya Aven, and Leonin Arbiter lock down tutors, forcing opponents to choose between skipping their search or sacrificing creatures and losing massive life totals. Meanwhile, Ob himself grows into a flying, trampling threat as creatures die around the table.

The secondary engine is pure value: every creature death (yours or theirs) pumps Ob with a +1/+1 counter, turning him into a legitimate finisher. Pair this with sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer or Dictate of Erebos, and you can trigger both abilities repeatedly while controlling the board. You're essentially converting dead creatures into a growing threat that also punishes opponents for trying to play their game. The deck wins through commander damage once Ob gets large enough, or by attrition as opponents hemorrhage life and resources.

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