Commander Liara Portyr is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Whenever you attack, spells you cast from exile this turn costless to cast, where X is the number of players being attacked. Exile the top X cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those exiled cards.
How it works : Commander Liara Portyr
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Commander Liara Portyr's triggered ability reduces the cost of all spells you cast from exile, even if you are casting them with a different permission. For example, if you are casting an exiled permanent spell with an Adventure in the same turn that this triggered ability resolved, it would cost
less to cast.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you attack a planeswalker but don't also attack that planeswalker's controller, that player won't count toward the value of X.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Commander Liara Portyr doesn't have to be among the attacking creatures.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Commander Liara Portyr + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Restoration Angel
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost
less to cast. - 2Cast Appa by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Appa enters, it triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying
due to Commander Liara Portyr. - 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Appa
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#2
Commander Liara Portyr + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Felidar Guardian
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Appa by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Appa enters, it triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Appa
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#3
Commander Liara Portyr + Restoration Angel + Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Appa by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Appa enters, it triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Appa
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Commander Liara Portyr + Restoration Angel + Aang, the Last Airbender
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Aang by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Aang enters, it triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Aang
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Commander Liara Portyr + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Icewind Stalwart
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Appa by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Appa enters, it triggers, exiling Icewind Stalwart with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Icewind Stalwart from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Icewind Stalwart enters, it triggers, blinking Appa
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Commander Liara Portyr + Felidar Guardian + Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Appa by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Appa enters, it triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Appa
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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#7
Commander Liara Portyr + Eternal Scourge + Ashnod's Altar + Rest in Peace
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Declare at least two creatures you control as attackers, attacking at least two opponent.
- 2Liara triggers, causing all spells you cast from exile this turn to cost at least less, and exiling at least two cards from the top of your library and allowing you to play them this turn.
- 3Move to your post-combat main phase.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Scourge, adding
. - 5Eternal Scourge is exiled instead of being put into your graveyard due to Rest in Peace.
- 6Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying
. - 7Repeat from step 4.
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#8
Commander Liara Portyr + Felidar Guardian + Aang, the Last Airbender
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETB
- 1Declare two creatures as attackers, ensuring to attack two different opponents. Commander Liara Portyr triggers, causing spells you cast from exile this turn to cost less to cast.
- 2Cast Aang by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Aang enters, it triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it from exile later.
- 4Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying due to Commander Liara Portyr.
- 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Aang
- 6Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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