Art by Jason Felix
Commander deckB
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Maximize Ob Nixilis's landfall triggers using colorless land-ramp equipment, fetchlands, and land recursion like Crucible of Worlds to rapidly drain opponents and build an enormous commander. Control the board with efficient mono-black removal and finish the game with massive mana pay-offs or lethal landfall drains.
Asked for“A Mono Black Deck based around landfall using Ob Nixilis, The Fallen as the commander and his ability”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
3BBLegendary Creature — Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Wayfarer's Bauble
1Artifact
fetches a land directly to the battlefield for landfall
Burnished Hart
3Artifact Creature — Elk
sacrifices to put two lands onto the battlefield for multiple landfall triggers
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a land on ETB and draws a card on death
Canoptek Wraith
3Artifact Creature — Wraith
fetches up to two basic lands directly onto the battlefield
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
fetches a land onto the battlefield every time equipped creature attacks
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
3Legendary Artifact — Equipment
repeatable land ramp on attack for landfall triggers
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
doubles mana generated by Swamps and provides extort life drain
Card Draw
10
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
provides card draw, treasure ramp, and tokens every turn
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
plays cards directly off top of library and doubles as a win condition
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
turns life loss from black spells into massive card draw
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
turns token creation or small creatures into cheap card advantage
Removal
10
Deadly Rollick
3BInstant
free exile creature removal spell while commander is out
Threats/Wincons
20
Dread Presence
3BCreature — Nightmare
landfall payoff that draws cards or deals damage on Swamp ETB
Bloodghast
BBCreature — Vampire Spirit
resilient creature that returns to battlefield on landfall
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponent card draw while restoring life total
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life drain finisher scaling off black devotion
Exsanguinate
XBBSorcery
win condition that converts huge black mana pools into life drain
Archfiend of Despair
6BBCreature — Demon
doubles opponent life loss at end step and prevents life gain
Nightmare Lash
4Artifact — Equipment
turns commander or evasive creatures into lethal threats based on swamps
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
2BBLegendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
scales power with lands and offers land fetch synergy
Magus of the Coffers
4BCreature — Human Wizard
creature version of Cabal Coffers for massive mana generation
Nirkana Revenant
4BBCreature — Vampire Shade
mana doubler and big attacker that pumps power
Oblivion Sower
6Creature — Eldrazi
puts opponent exiled lands under your control for multiple landfall triggers
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying threat that drains life from all opponents upon dying
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient lifelink beatstick and token producer
Polluted Bonds
3BBEnchantment
punishes opponents for playing lands while healing player
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
wipes small creatures and drains opponents heavily on creature deaths
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
evasive big demon that steals opponent cards
Archfiend of Depravity
3BBCreature — Demon
keeps opposing board states constrained every turn
Utility
10
Crucible of Worlds
3Artifact
allows replay of fetchlands from graveyard for multiple landfall triggers every turn
Walking Atlas
2Artifact Creature — Construct
tap ability puts additional lands from hand onto battlefield
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives commander haste and shroud protection
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives commander haste and hexproof protection
Amulet of Vigor
1Artifact
untaps lands that enter tapped like fetchlands or budget tapped lands
