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Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric // Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Color identity: Black
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile Liliana, Heretical Healer, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
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+2: Each player discards a card.
−X: Return target nonlegendary creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step."
Reference price of the card: €2.72
Average lands in decks for Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer: 34
ZombiesReanimatorPlaneswalkersDiscardGraveyardAristocratsTokensSacrifice
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (53/100)
- Consistency52
- Speed63
- Interaction40
- Resilience61
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (13 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Liliana, Death's Majesty · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Liliana's Triumph · Jet Medallion · Gravecrawler · Liliana of the Veil · Liliana, Waker of the Dead · Dark Ritual · Liliana Vess · Liliana, the Last Hope · Rise of the Dark Realms · Reanimate · Waste Not · Crypt Ghast · Arcane Signet · Liliana, Untouched by Death · Liliana's Reaver · Liliana's Mastery · Death Baron · Liliana's Scrounger · Liliana's Talent · The Chain Veil · Professor Onyx · Oath of Liliana · Accursed Marauder · Fleshbag Marauder · Undead Augur · Liliana's Standard Bearer · Settle the Score · Grave Titan · Liliana's Caress · Phyrexian Arena · Diregraf Colossus · Feed the Swarm · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Lord of the Accursed · Toxic Deluge · Endless Ranks of the Dead · Champion of the Perished · Victimize · Cryptbreaker · Demonic Tutor · Liliana, Death Mage · Liliana's Devotee · Village Rites · Carrion Feeder · Headless Rider · Bontu's Monument · Snuff Out · Josu Vess, Lich Knight · Liliana, the Necromancer · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Cemetery Reaper · Command the Dreadhorde · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord · Damnation · Liliana, Death Wielder · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Mutilate · Razaketh, the Foulblooded · Animate Dead · Midnight Reaper · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Witch's Cottage · Castle Locthwain · Crypt of Agadeem · Karn's Bastion · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Liliana, Death's Majesty | 71% | +68% |
| Liliana, Dreadhorde General | 76% | +62% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 66% | +60% |
| Liliana, the Last Hope | 60% | +58% |
| Liliana Vess | 60% | +57% |
| Liliana, Waker of the Dead | 61% | +56% |
| Liliana of the Dark Realms | 69% | +56% |
| Liliana of the Veil | 61% | +54% |
| Liliana, Untouched by Death | 50% | +48% |
| Liliana's Reaver | 50% | +48% |
| Rise of the Dark Realms | 60% | +47% |
| Liliana's Mastery | 49% | +47% |
| Gravecrawler | 61% | +46% |
| Waste Not | 55% | +44% |
| Liliana's Scrounger | 45% | +44% |
| The Chain Veil | 45% | +44% |
| Liliana's Talent | 45% | +44% |
| Oath of Liliana | 43% | +43% |
| Death Baron | 47% | +42% |
| Settle the Score | 41% | +41% |
| Liliana's Standard Bearer | 41% | +38% |
| Professor Onyx | 44% | +38% |
| Undead Augur | 42% | +38% |
| Lord of the Accursed | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Liliana, Death's Majesty
- Liliana's Triumph
- Liliana, Untouched by Death
- Liliana's Reaver
- Liliana's Mastery
- Gravecrawler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Liliana, the Last Hope
- Liliana Vess
- Liliana, Waker of the Dead
- Liliana of the Dark Realms
- Liliana of the Veil
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded
- Relentless Dead
- Bone Miser
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer's color identity?
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 40 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer deck run?
Real Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Liliana, Death's Majesty, Liliana, Dreadhorde General, Liliana's Triumph. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer decks.
What combos does Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Liliana, Death's Majesty, Liliana's Triumph, Liliana, Untouched by Death are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.