Liliana's Triumph 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.
Official card text
Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you control a Liliana planeswalker, each opponent also discards a card.
Complete guide
Liliana's Triumph is an efficient removal spell that punishes all opponents simultaneously without needing to target specific creatures. It becomes even more devastating when you have its namesake planeswalker on the battlefield, adding a layer of hand disruption to the carnage.
Un-Targeted Sacrifice
When Liliana's Triumph resolves, it does not target specific creatures or players. This means it bypasses abilities like Hexproof, Shroud, and Protection. Each opponent must choose a creature they control to sacrifice; if they control no creatures, that part of the spell simply does nothing for them, but the rest of the spell continues to resolve.
Resolving the Triumph
The resolution happens in a specific order: first, the player whose turn it is (or the next in turn order if it is your turn) chooses a creature. Other opponents choose their creatures with the knowledge of previous choices. All chosen creatures are sacrificed simultaneously. Afterward, the game checks if you control a Liliana planeswalker. If you do, each opponent chooses a card from their hand, and all those cards are discarded at the same time.
Timing and Control
The check for a Liliana planeswalker happens only during resolution. If your Liliana planeswalker is removed from the battlefield in response to you casting this spell, you will not get the discard effect. Conversely, if you manage to put a Liliana onto the battlefield while the spell is on the stack, the discard effect will trigger.
Interaction examples
Dark RitualYou can use Dark Ritual to generate three black mana early in the game. This allows you to cast Liliana's Triumph on turn one or two, catching opponents before they can establish a wide board, forcing them to sacrifice their only early-game threat.
Vampiric TutorIf an opponent has a creature you cannot target, like one with Hexproof, you can cast Vampiric Tutor on their end step to put Liliana's Triumph on top of your library. On your turn, you draw it and cast it to force the sacrifice, bypassing the targeting restriction entirely.
In a multiplayer game, if you cast this without a Liliana planeswalker, every opponent must choose and sacrifice a creature. If one opponent has no creatures but others do, only the opponents with creatures sacrifice anything. The spell resolves as much as possible for each player.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Liliana's Triumph
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
As Liliana's Triumph resolves, the opponent whose turn it is (or, if it's your turn, the next opponent in turn order) chooses a creature to sacrifice, then each other opponent in turn order does the same, knowing the choices made before them. Then all the chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time. Then, if you control a Liliana planeswalker, in the same order, each opponent chooses a card in their hand without revealing it, and those cards are discarded at the same time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You can cast Liliana's Triumph even if some or all of your opponents will be unable to sacrifice a creature. If you control a Liliana planeswalker, they'll still discard a card, even if they couldn't sacrifice a creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Whether you control an appropriate planeswalker is checked only as the spell resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Controlling more than one planeswalker of the appropriate type won't have any more of a benefit than just controlling one.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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