Ob Nixilis's Cruelty

Printings

  • Jumpstart 2022 (J22)#451
  • War of the Spark (WAR)#101
  • Pioneer Masters (PIO)#100

Ob Nixilis's Cruelty

Card Information

Type: Instant

Mana Cost: 2Black mana

CMC: 3

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for B

Set: Jumpstart 2022 (J22)

Rarity: Common

Collector Number: 451

Oracle Text

Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. May 3, 2019

    The replacement effect from Ob Nixilis’s Cruelty will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just immediately after Ob Nixilis’s Cruelty resolves.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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