EDH Optimizer
Liliana the Repentant
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · 1B
Color identity: Black
Liliana the Repentant is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.)
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Average lands in decks for Liliana the Repentant: 34
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Build your Liliana the Repentant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Liliana the Repentant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Liliana the Repentant deck starts over 4,000 games
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)
- Consistency22
- Speed57
- Interaction44
- Resilience73
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (11 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sol Ring · Reanimate · Liliana, Death's Majesty · Dark Ritual · Rise of the Dark Realms · Stitcher's Supplier · Victimize · Jet Medallion · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Arcane Signet · Gravecrawler · Crypt Ghast · Dread Return · Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Accursed Marauder · Animate Dead · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Liliana of the Dark Realms · Ripples of Undeath · Stitch Together · Avacyn, Angel of Horror · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Living Death · Twilight Diviner · Undead Butler · Feed the Swarm · Toxic Deluge · Withering Torment · Liliana, the Last Hope · Liliana, Untouched by Death · Snuff Out · Songs of the Damned · Dark Matter Manipulator · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Liliana's Triumph · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord · Cryptbreaker · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Liliana Vess · Way of the Necromancer · Liliana, Waker of the Dead · Mire Triton · Valgavoth, Terror Eater · Buried Alive · Liliana of the Veil · Command the Dreadhorde · Undead Augur · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Bontu's Monument · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Entomb · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Death Baron · Grave Titan · Massacre Wurm · The Soul Stone · Tormod, the Desecrator · Warren Soultrader · Carrion Feeder · Diregraf Colossus · Fleshbag Marauder · Oath of Liliana · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Crypt of Agadeem · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Phyrexian Tower · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Castle Locthwain · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Liliana the Repentant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Liliana the Repentant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Liliana, Death's Majesty | 66% | +62% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 64% | +58% |
| Rise of the Dark Realms | 65% | +51% |
| Liliana, Heretical Healer | 53% | +50% |
| Liliana, Dreadhorde General | 61% | +47% |
| Stitch Together | 46% | +43% |
| Dread Return | 54% | +42% |
| Grave Researcher | 50% | +42% |
| Ripples of Undeath | 47% | +41% |
| Twilight Diviner | 44% | +40% |
| Gravecrawler | 56% | +40% |
| Undead Butler | 41% | +38% |
| Avacyn, Angel of Horror | 44% | +38% |
| Liliana, the Last Hope | 38% | +36% |
| Victimize | 64% | +36% |
| Liliana of the Dark Realms | 49% | +36% |
| Liliana, Untouched by Death | 37% | +35% |
| Dark Matter Manipulator | 35% | +34% |
| Living Death | 44% | +34% |
| Animate Dead | 50% | +33% |
| Crypt of Agadeem | 43% | +32% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 52% | +32% |
| Way of the Necromancer | 32% | +31% |
| Songs of the Damned | 37% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Liliana the Repentant 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
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Stitch Together
- Dread Return
- Gravecrawler
- Undead Butler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Ripples of Undeath
- Twilight Diviner
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
- Liliana, the Last Hope
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Liliana of the Dark Realms
- Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Necromancy
- Overlord of the Balemurk
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Liliana the Repentant
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Liliana the Repentant's color identity?
Liliana the Repentant 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 the Repentant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Liliana the Repentant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 38 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Liliana the Repentant deck run?
Real Liliana the Repentant 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 the Repentant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Liliana, Death's Majesty, Stitcher's Supplier, Rise of the Dark Realms. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Liliana the Repentant decks.
What combos does Liliana the Repentant have?
Liliana the Repentant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Liliana the Repentant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Liliana, Death's Majesty, Stitcher's Supplier, Stitch Together 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.