Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
WARWar of the Spark/#101/2019Common
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.04
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.08
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.02
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.39Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.08TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 33.3%90d▲ 14.3%
90d high
$0.08
90d low
$0.06
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.08
War of the Spark
- Up 33.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.08.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 463% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Card capabilities
Creature removalInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (1)
wotc3 May 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.
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About this card
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty is an Instant, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.08 (up 33.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty FAQ
How much is Ob Nixilis's Cruelty worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Ob Nixilis's Cruelty is $0.08. It is up 33.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.06 to $0.08.
What is the cheapest printing of Ob Nixilis's Cruelty?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from War of the Spark at $0.08 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Ob Nixilis's Cruelty?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Jumpstart 2022 at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Ob Nixilis's Cruelty are there?
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Ob Nixilis's Cruelty first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WAR #101, released 2019-05-03.
What is the newest printing of Ob Nixilis's Cruelty?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from J22 #451, released 2022-12-02.
Is there a foil version of Ob Nixilis's Cruelty?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.45 versus $0.08 for nonfoil, which is 463% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Ob Nixilis's Cruelty legal in Commander?
Yes, Ob Nixilis's Cruelty is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.