Liliana: Ramp, Drain, Kill *RETIRED*
Commander / EDH
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Card Upgrade 7 —Feb. 4, 2017
-Doomed Necromancer
-Attrition
-Puppeteer Clique
-Mikaeus the Unhallowed
+Crucible of Worlds
+Hero's Downfall
+Grim Return
+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Doomed Necromancer has always been a bit slow and sometimes gets swept away before he finds a use. Grim Return serves the same role with a restriction, but instant speed is the bonus here. I don't have to hope it survives a turn to find use and opponents don't see it coming.
Attrition has been hit or miss. It has been mediocre as a sac outlet, it's useless against black creatures, and you have to keep mana up to activate it. You also can't activate it if there are no targets so it isn't ideal at protecting your creatures from Ugin or exile effects. Yahenni comes out at the same speed plus haste and no mana required to sacrifice to him. Also, the deck seems to do well enough without attrition at keeping the board relatively clean
I've never really found Puppeteer Clique or Mikaeus to be that impactful. Mikaeus has no ETB effects and he is a huge target that is usually eliminated before providing undying value to my other creatures. Puppeteer Clique combos with Mikaeus, but without Mikaeus on board I haven't found returning a single enemy creature to the field with haste for a single turn that strong.
Crucible was added to get lands back that were pitched to Liliana, also Cabal Coffers is always a strip mine target, but vital to run at maximum efficiency.
Hero's Downfall is brought in to have another answer to Planeswalkers. I need more ways to deal with them besides creature damage and recurring Vampire Hexmage.
This removal and addition also helps slightly lower my curve.