LILIANA’S EMBRACE - Self-Mill Reanimator [Ret.]

Standard* BR (Rakdos) Competitive Deathtouch Discard Midrange Mill Reanimator Sacrifice

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Land (21)

• 4x Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 2x Castle Locthwain
• 4x Fabled Passage
• 2x Mountain
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Self-Discard Enabler (5)

• 3x Liliana, Waker of the Dead
• 2x Thrill of Possibility

Reanimators (6)

• 4x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Inscription of Ruin
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Finishers (6)

• 3x Egon, God of Death  ^Flip
• 3x Nighthawk Scavenger

Self-Mill Enabler (6)

• 2x Corpse Churn
• 4x Mire Triton

Self-Mill/Discard Target (8)

• 4x Archfiend's Vessel
• 2x Demonic Embrace
• 2x Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger

Removal (5)

• 3x Bloodchief's Thirst
• 2x Feed the Swarm

Self-Sacrifice Enabler (3)

• 3x Village Rites

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 2x Cinderclasm
• 2x Cling to Dust
• 2x Feed the Swarm
• 2x Massacre Wurm
• 2x Pharika's Libation
• 4x Shredded Sails
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern

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Maybeboard

Other (27)

• 2x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 2x Cleansing Wildfire
• 2x Duress
• 2x Epic Downfall
• 2x Escape Velocity
• 2x Irreverent Revelers
• 1x Kardur's Vicious Return
• 2x Mind Drain
• 2x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Pestilent Haze
• 2x Scourge of the Skyclaves
• 2x Skyclave Shade
• 1x Taborax, Hope's Demise
• 2x Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 2x Unleash Fury

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Top Rank: #1 on T/O - thanks for reading!!!

Sadly, I have retired this deck now that most of the cards have rotated out. However, it may still work in Pioneer…

GREETINGS!

This is my updated Rakdos Reanimator build featuring Core 2021 cards Liliana, Waker of the Dead, Demonic Embrace, and Archfiend's Vessel. Now that Kaldheim has been released, Egon, God of Death   is a welcome addition.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome!

OVERVIEW

This deck is essentially Mono-Black with a splash of Red for Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger. The goal is to mill my library using Throne of Death, Mire Triton, and Corpse Churn, while strategically discarding cards with Thrill of Possibility, Liliana, Waker of the Dead, and Demonic Embrace.

I want to get Archfiend's Vessels and other creatures in my graveyard as fast as possible, ideally with Village Rites. Then Call of the Death-Dweller, Inscription of Ruin, or Lurrus of the Dream-Den transform the dead Vessels into pissed-off flying demons.

Using Castle Locthwain, Feed the Swarm, and Demonic Embrace takes its toll on my life total. Mire Tritons or Nighthawk Scavengers are good reanimation targets when I need a quick life infusion.

ENDGAME

Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, Nighthawk Scavenger, and Egon, God of Death   are the back-up finishers if the Vessels fail their mission.

Each of Liliana, Waker of the Dead’s loyalty abilities synergizes well with the deck’s themes of self-discard/mill. She discards Vessels and Kroxa from my hand and annihilates indestructible creatures. Her ultimate ability allows me to reanimate an important creature every turn.

SIDEBOARD

I chose the sideboard knowing that I will probably go up against graveyard-hate. If that happens, I can switch out some of the self-mill and reanimator cards for different types of removal spells, depending on the match-up.

Any comments or suggestions are appreciated!

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	W
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 2 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 11 - 5 Uncommons 14 - 8 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.26
Tokens	Companion Zone, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Liliana, Waker of the Dead
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