One of the best new cards in Dominaria United is actually an old card. It’s the return of Liliana Vess, the Dark Lady of Magic: The Gathering.A healer-turned-necromancer who wears a cursed veil, makes deals with demons, and seems to know all the lyrics. Nemesis by Shriekback (opens in new tab), Liliana Vess is so goth she shit bats. In other words, her name is an anagram of “Villainess” just in case.
Liliana has appeared in various guises on various magic cards over the years, most recently making a cameo appearance in the college-themed Strixhaven set as a Professor of Death Magic. On the set of Innistrad she was introduced in 2011 with her particularly memorable incarnation. This is what Dominaria Combine is reprinting. Liliana of the Veil is a planeswalker that lets players sacrifice creatures in play and discard cards from her hand. She will take away the summons you played, reducing your chances of replacing it. This is just mean.
Back in 2011, there weren’t many ways to counter Liliana of the Veil. There are more options like the Pioneer format’s Loxodon slugger (a big elephant that jumps straight into the battlefield for free if you’re forced to discard your hand) or the Standard’s tenacious underdog (which bounces back from the graveyard). trampoline), but Liliana is still a solid choice today.
In keeping with the overall retro theme, she was reprinted in the Dominaria United set. As part of Magic’s 30th anniversary celebration, it returns to the original facet of the setting and is chock-full of legends. 1994 Legend He has a small chance of getting a rare card from an expansion when opening a collector booster pack.
It’s not a strong theme like twisted fairytale, urban fantasy, cyberpunk Japan, or a set if you didn’t like Harry Potter, but in my opinion, Dominaria United’s actual theme is ‘Let’s make a black card to rule’. “is.
Look at Sheoldred in the Apocalypse. His 4/5 legendary figure that gives you his 2 life every time you draw a card and he takes 2 life when your opponent draws. Evolved Sleeper starts off as a one-mana expend, powers up as you add more mana, remains relevant on later turns, and some cards interact with the graveyard in fun ways. Urborg Repossession can return creatures to your hand, and Writhing Necromass is a 5/5 bomb with deathtouch that costs 1 point less for each creature in your graveyard.
I played Rising Necromas early and won a few games at this week’s Jumpstart event. It’s cheaper now thanks to the pile of dead we built up in the early turns. Thanks to the white half of my deck. I don’t think black is everything. Dominaria United gave white with enlistment plenty of cards, and a killer defender called Wingmantle Chaplain had to face a deck built around Arena. Opponents strung together Shield-Wall Sentinels, as it summons a 1/1 bird for each other defender you have or play. Find another bird and grow your bird army at the same time.
On the other hand, people who like goblins get a red boost, which obviously should be, but give other gobos +1/+1 and a chance to play another goblin when a goblin dies. Thanks to Rundvelt Hordemaster for giving and Squee, Dubious. A monarch that creates free goblins when attacking. Red also gets the Phoenix Chick, he’s one of Dominaria’s many flying creatures that has haste and can return from the graveyard at +1/+1. The Phoenix Chick’s main advantage may actually be its cuteness. So in a face-to-face game he felt guilty when he cast down and cut.
Green’s best new cards seem to play well with other colors thanks to the domain keyword, which increases bonuses based on the type of land you own. Move Herd gives you 3/3 of his beasts per land type, Nishoba Brawler has power equal to the number of different land types you have, and a sunbathing rootwalla (which is frilled lizard (opens in new tab) You can spend 4 mana to gain temporary +1/+1 per land type.
As for blue, nobody cares because it’s full of annoying counters and interrupts and only played by cowards and haters (pay attention to the denials and new Eltai resurrection in my deck) . Blue actually makes an interesting use of the new keyword Kicker, which adds effects at an additional mana cost. A timely interference that gives a creature -1 power can kick and force weakened creatures to block even more. Protect the Negotiator, on the other hand, counters spells unless the caster pays extra mana for each creature you control. A 1/1 soldier first increases the cost that other players must pay. It’s a classic blue card prank, but I respect it.
Early in the life of a new set, monochromatic decks may rise to the top as players slowly add to their collection and unlock the best combos and counters. A kind of Cenobite centipede woman with book legs, who can be quickly taken off the board with a simple civil arrest. (If you can’t imagine what that looks like, check out her excellent Twitter account. A picture of MTG’s Flavor Judge (opens in new tab) It’s been hard work. )
There’s a lot of potential to shake things up if someone finds some silly interactions involving some of the new cards like Serra Paragon (a white angel that lets you play lands and spells costing 3 or less from your graveyard) . Silverback Elder (Whenever you summon another creature, destroy an artifact/enchantment, or play a land if his 5 from the top of your library has 1 of his cards, or 4 points (green ape shaman).
Now is the time for mono-black to rule, the Dark Lord on the Throne of Darkness. Swamp Dwellers and Death Wizards, enjoy the moment. They will soon have your Sisters of Mercy record collection available.
