Liliana, Untouched By Death

Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

+1: Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard. If at least one of them is a Zombie card, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

-2: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Zombies you control.

-3: You may cast Zombie cards from your graveyard this turn.

Discussion (51)

lagotripha on Sliver of Eternity

1 month ago

Liliana, Untouched By Death can replace haakon, cutting the cost considerably.

stensiagamekeeper on Looking for a combo piece

3 months ago

I'm looking for a way to endlessly loop Universal Automaton . Came across the idea while brewing modern goblins and noticed between Frogtosser Banneret , Skirk Prospector , Pashalik Mons , Goblin Matron etc. there might be a way to do this without running too many cards that aren't already ok in the archetype.

Long story short I'm after cards that allow me to cast Universal Automaton from the grave as many times as i want on the same turn (e.g. Haakon, Stromgald Scourge , Liliana, Untouched By Death ). The thing is they could be for any creature type, for creatures or artifacts and in virtually any color.

There are a bunch of directions i could go with this so I don't have a list yet. I really only just need the "cast from the grave piece". thx in advance :)

Jpinkman on Zombie Horde

3 months ago

well, butcher ghoul is not that good unless you put a sac engine into this deck like Carrion Feeder , in general cmc is too high. i think cemetery reaper is a bad zombie lord because he doesn't do much, it makes u spend mana and tap him. death baron is ok. diregraf colossus ok too (death baron and diregraf colossus are only lords i would play). diregraf ghoul can be replaced with Gravecrawler (can't miss him in a zombie deck) or Dread Wanderer (a bit slow but still fine). u should play at least 8x 1mana zombies. graveyard marshal is not so bad but of course he can be replaced too, maybe with Relentless Dead .

liliana's triumph is ok. murder should be replaced with Fatal Push or at least Defile . vile rebirth can be nice only for sideboard because you can't cast it if you don't exile a creature from enemy graveyard (you dont want to exile yours!).

Call to the grave is just too slow for modern. Endless rank of the deads could be playable but not more than 2x of it.

Liliana death majesty again has a very high cmc, so i would not consider buying her. Of course there are better lilianas: Liliana of the Veil (too expensive), Liliana, the Last Hope (again very expensive), Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip affordable and still nice, Liliana, Untouched By Death is still better than death majesty but honestly i won't play her.

You should play a good mix of creature destroying cards and some discard for at least trying being a bit more competitive.

Coward_Token on The Start of a Joke [Kethis Legendary Aristocrats]

3 months ago

Just to confirm (TheBloopKing knows this at this point): Kethis, the Hidden Hand is unfortunately not a legendary Liliana, Untouched By Death , so it doesn't readily enable endless loops:

7/12/2019 	Kethis’s last ability affects only legendary cards that are in your graveyard at the time it resolves. Legendary cards put into your graveyard later in the turn won’t gain the ability. If you play a legendary card and it returns to your graveyard, it won’t have the ability anymore.

Coward_Token on Kethis and his (super)friends

3 months ago

Just to be clear (TheBloopKing knows this at this point): Kethis, the Hidden Hand is unfortunately not a legendary Liliana, Untouched By Death , so it doesn't readily enable endless loops:

7/12/2019 	Kethis’s last ability affects only legendary cards that are in your graveyard at the time it resolves. Legendary cards put into your graveyard later in the turn won’t gain the ability. If you play a legendary card and it returns to your graveyard, it won’t have the ability anymore.

Valengeta on Valengeta

3 months ago

Hi there, thanks for taking an interest in my decks. About zombies: It's still hard to have a Tier 1 deck, but you can make something really competitive nonetheless. The thing is, as you know, dropping low-cost and efficient creatures is mandatory for Modern. I'll give you some zombie cards to consider, 3 CMC max:

• Carrion Feeder a reprint from Scourge, enables many combos and grows big
• Gravecrawler is a must have
• Relentless Dead also enters in 95% of the decks
• Cryptbreaker is a good 1 drop
• Dread Wanderer is a bit slow for my taste but acceptable
• Undead Augur allows for good card draw and advantage, as many creatures die in this archetype. Beware of burning yourself too much tho
• Tidehollow Sculler demands splashing white but the payoff is worth it
• Death Baron gives amazing Lord buff with deathtouch
• Diregraf Colossus enables token generation and combos really well with Gravecrawler . Not everyone likes him tho
• Lord of the Undead is sometimes prefered on mainboard over the Colossus. Personally I like the tokens better
• Cemetery Reaper is also good
• Gray Merchant of Asphodel deserves a mention because it can turn the tide late game if you have a lot of non-token creatures in play

These are my favorite zombie creatures. There are a few more around but for Modern I think the ones I mentioned are the ones that really shine. But please do search and see if you find any other you prefer

Then you need to worry about interaction. Bet on discard cards like Thoughtseize , Inquisition of Kozilek and even Duress , as they are good control and your only way of getting rid of artifacts and enchantments. Creature killers are a must as well: Fatal Push , Spark Harvest , Go for the Throat , Tragic Slip , Dismember or Defile (when you have many basic lands only). The last three kill indestructible creatures

It's a good idea to have some other spells. Reanimation like Ghoulcaller's Chant and Unearth sits well with what we're trying to do. One or two copies of Sign in Blood might be something to consider as well. Also you can try enchantments that benefit on death like Grave Pact or Open the Graves . Endless Ranks of the Dead and Whip of Erebos are amazing too. If you have planeswalkers, do not be tempted by their abilities while forgetting the mana cost and the turns you need to activate ultimates. Liliana, Dreadhorde General is nice but too expensive and slow. Try Liliana, the Last Hope or Liliana, Untouched By Death instead if you insist on planeswalking. If you're lucky enough to have Liliana of the Veil , then use it

Lastly, Aether Vial does wonders for saving your mana casting creatures, and Surgical Extraction punishes non-basic lands and combos the enemy might throw at you

Hope I helped somehow. If you have questions please ask! Also, if you like Rakdos I invite you to check my deck Hell Awaits. Have fun and good games

Demarge on God-Eternal Oketra Trigger

4 months ago

Liliana, Untouched By Death -3 will let you cast zombies from your graveyard.

Vivien, Champion of the Wilds -2 creatures can trigger it at instant speed.

Chandra, Fire Artisan you can trigger oketra from her abilities, Experimental Frenzy you can trigger from creatures off the top of your deck.

Thief of Sanity creatures stolen from that will do it, as does Release to the Wind and Hostage Taker

Flooremoji on Liliana, Zombie Deck

4 months ago

Okay, the easyest ways to upgrade this deck are:

Cut Cartouche of Ambition , Trial of Zeal , Hungry Flames , Magma Spray , Festering Mummy , 1 Plague Belcher , Shamble Back and Collective Defiance .

This frees up fourteen slots.

To fill them I would add:

4x Undead Augur

4x Inquisition of Kozilek

4x Lightning Bolt

2x Cryptbreaker

Other (expensive) options:

Creatures

Gravecrawler is great, but after it spiked, it might be a little to expensive. If you ever do add Gravecrawler , Carrion Feeder is insane. Tidehollow Sculler is one of the best zombies, but without expensive lands, it might not be the right fit.

Removal

Fatal Push is one of the best removal spells in decks that can reliably turn revolt on, usually done by using fetchlands like Bloodstained Mire .

Disruption

Thoughtseize : Although you probably don't want to play Inquisition, Sculler and Thoughtseize , they are all good cards. Blood Moon compleatly shuts down some decks, while mostly leaving red decks intact. Leyline of the Void is A+ Sideboard Material, and is always a good cards to play in the 15.

Lands

Bloodstained Mire , Polluted Delta , Blackcleave Cliffs and Blood Crypt are all staples of R/B manabases, because of the fetchlands ability to fetch Blood Crypt . Because of this, they are at a crazy price right now, but they are the best.

Other options:

Liliana, the Last Hope and Liliana Vess are incredibly powerful cards, and sticking to the theme, Liliana, Untouched By Death has some synergy :)