Liliana the Repentant

Liliana the Repentant

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{1}{B} · Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Rare · Reality Fracture · Art by Marta Nael
Whenever another creature or planeswalker you control enters, mill two cards. Exhaust — {5}{B}: Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter on Liliana. Activate only as a sorcery. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
Predicted power
Standard 48 Eng.C-Usr.

A cheap body can stock the graveyard through normal creature development, but the six-mana sorcery-speed return is slow. Near Colorstorm Stallion (50), with narrower synergy.

Best home Black creature-graveyard midrangeBand fringeConfidence 52%

Could be wrong if Additional efficient graveyard payoffs or token/creature support could make the milling trigger reliable enough for a stronger dedicated shell.

Pioneer 28 Eng.FUsr.

It can mill toward reanimation, but produces no immediate value and its six-mana activation is far behind Pioneer graveyard engines. Above Badgermole Cub (22), below Accumulate Wisdom (35).

Best home Creature-graveyard reanimatorBand speculativeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if A resilient creature-based self-mill shell could value the repeatable setup more than current fast graveyard strategies do.

Modern 20 Eng.FUsr.

Modern reanimation rewards immediate setup and speed; a 2/2 needing later creatures and six more mana is a poor fit. It sits around Skateboard (20), well below Ugin (45).

Band speculativeConfidence 74%

Could be wrong if A new low-cost creature engine that rewards repeated self-mill could create an unusually cheap dedicated home.

Legacy 17 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's graveyard decks and removal make a delayed 2/2 engine too slow and fragile. It falls between Petrified Hamlet (20) and The Fantasticar (15).

Band speculativeConfidence 79%

Could be wrong if An efficient creature-combo shell that specifically wants repeated two-card mills could make this more than a curiosity.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 52 Eng.CUsr.

Creature-heavy self-mill decks can accrue useful milling and eventually recur a premium permanent. It is a narrower role-player than Commander's Sphere (55), but better than low-impact filler.

Best home Black self-mill reanimatorBand role-playerConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if The fragile body and six-mana, once-only activation may be too slow versus more direct self-mill and reanimation options.

Limited 61 Eng.B-Usr.

A two-drop that fuels its own late reanimation can generate real value in creature-heavy decks, though it needs to survive and is merely a 2/2 at first. Below Absolving Lammasu (65).

Best home Black creature-graveyard deckBand solidConfidence 42%

Could be wrong if Unknown removal density, format speed, and graveyard support could make its slow activation either excellent or too unreliable.

self-mill reanimation engine

“Liliana offers slow, incremental self-mill and a delayed one-shot reanimation payoff, with meaningful upside only in dedicated creature-graveyard shells.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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