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Liliana VessHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Magic 2015· July 18, 2014
Carte Magic Liliana Vess

Liliana Vess 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

+1: Target player discards a card. −2: Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. −8: Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control.

How it works : Liliana Vess

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    A “creature card” is any card with the type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact, enchantment, or land. Older cards of type summon are also creature cards.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
+Liliana Vess
+Aminatou, the Fateshifter
+Nexus of Fate
#1

Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign + Liliana Vess + Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Nexus of Fate

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1Activate Liliana's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, shuffling your library and putting Nexus of Fate on top of your library.
  2. 2If Liliana has less than three loyalty counters remaining, activate Aminatou's second loyalty ability by removing a loyalty counter from it, blinking Liliana.
  3. 3Otherwise, activate Aminatou's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, drawing Nexus of Fate and putting it back on top of your library.
  4. 4Proceed to your combat phase, and declare Yennett as an attacker.
  5. 5Yennett triggers, revealing Nexus of Fate from the top of your library and causing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
  6. 6Resolve Nexus of Fate, getting an extra turn after this one and shuffling it into your library.
  7. 7Repeat each turn.
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
+Liliana Vess
+Venser, the Sojourner
+Nexus of Fate
#2

Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign + Liliana Vess + Venser, the Sojourner + Nexus of Fate

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1Activate Liliana's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, shuffling your library and putting Nexus of Fate on top of your library.
  2. 2Activate Venser's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, exiling Liliana until your end step.
  3. 3Proceed to your combat phase, and declare Yennett as an attacker.
  4. 4Yennett triggers, revealing Nexus of Fate from the top of your library and causing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
  5. 5Resolve Nexus of Fate, getting an extra turn after this one and shuffling it into your library.
  6. 6At the beginning of your end step, Liliana returns from exile to the battlefield.
  7. 7Repeat each turn.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Nexus of Fate
+Spark Double
#3

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Spark Double

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Nexus of Fate by paying {5}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
  2. 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  3. 3Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
  4. 4Repeat.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Nexus of Fate
+Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
#4

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Nexus of Fate by paying {5}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
  2. 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  3. 3Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
  4. 4Repeat.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Beacon of Tomorrows
+Quantum Misalignment
#5

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Beacon of Tomorrows + Quantum Misalignment

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Quantum Misalignment by paying {4}{U}, creating a nonlegendary copy of Carth the Lion and exiling Quantum Misalignment.
  2. 2Cast Beacon of Tomorrows by paying {6}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Beacon of Tomorrows into your library.
  3. 3Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Beacon of Tomorrows, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  4. 4At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast Quantum Misalignment from exile without paying its mana cost, targeting anything.
  5. 5In your next draw step, draw Beacon of Tomorrows.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2, skipping step 4.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Nexus of Fate
+Sakashima the Impostor
#6

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Sakashima the Impostor

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Nexus of Fate by paying {5}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
  2. 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  3. 3Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
  4. 4Repeat.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Beacon of Tomorrows
+Auton Soldier
#7

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Beacon of Tomorrows + Auton Soldier

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Beacon of Tomorrows by paying {6}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Beacon of Tomorrows into your library.
  2. 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Beacon of Tomorrows, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  3. 3Move to your next turn, drawing Beacon of Tomorrows during your draw step.
  4. 4Repeat.
Carth the Lion
+Liliana Vess
+Nexus of Fate
+Auton Soldier
#8

Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Auton Soldier

Infinite turnsSkip your draw stepsLock
  1. 1Cast Nexus of Fate by paying {5}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
  2. 2Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
  3. 3Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

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