Though Ob Nixilis receives a +1/+1 counter whenever a creature dies, much of his strength lies in his ability to deal ten damage to your opponents whenever they search their library
The formats werent as fast in those days as they are today, so you could easily have a combo that needs more than two cards and just for value, not for the win either
If the target artifact is an attached Equipment, it becomes unattached
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In Legacy, there are even more three drop options like Uro, Titan of Natures Wrath that are capable of taking over a game on their own
This creates constant value for Aristocrats strategies, creature-combo shells, or any deck built around enter-the-battlefield trigger s