Liliana's Bathtub [Smokestack everyday]

Commander / EDH Competitive Control Discard Mono-Black Reanimator Stax

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Recursion (13)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Ill-Gotten Gains
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Draw (8)

• 1x Baleful Force
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp

Utility (8)

• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• 1x Null Brooch
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Swamp (21)

• 21x Swamp

Ramp (11)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Tutor (11)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Stax (7)

• 1x Contamination
• 1x Infernal Darkness
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Wasteland

Commander (1)

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Removal/Wrath (11)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Scour from Existence
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Outlet (5)

• 1x High Market
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Viscera Seer

Fodder (4)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Ophiomancer

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Havoc Demon
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Void Winnower
• 1x Warping Wail
• 1x Waste Not
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Withering Boon

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Maybeboard

Other (1)

• 1x Wet Willie of the Damned

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You like monoblack? You like homebrew? You want to be a real dick? Then this list is just for you!

N̶O̶W̶ ̶W̶I̶T̶H̶ ̶T̶1̶ ̶I̶N̶F̶I̶N̶I̶T̶E̶ ̶C̶O̶M̶B̶O̶ (This has been removed due to Lotus Petal being a pretty much dead card except in this very exact openinghand which will never happen anyway. Turn 2 is still possible though.)

I own this deck in Paper as listed and it has become what it is today after several years' work. If you enjoy this deck please give it a +1.

The name was inspired by this glorious alter: Liliana of the Veil (The alter won't display at the moment, but Ornithopters have been dispatched to fix this.)

Cabal The Rapist confirmed this summer!!! Heck, if he was legendary I would play him as commander for obvious reasons. Anyway, he goes into the deck. Also, Liliana's Triumph is considered.

What do? - general procedure

Get Lili   out ASAP and get her to flip. In best case on the same or following turn (3) as she enters the battlefield.

(If you didn't know, hover slightly right to Lili   to see her back)

Therefore you want one of these dudes for the die-trigger in your opening hand:

Soldevi Adnate , Burnished Hart , Viscera Seer ,

Fleshbag Marauder , Merciless Executioner , Plaguecrafter ,

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed , Sidisi, Undead Vizier

This works as well with a few other creatures and / or cards that require you to

sacrifice a creature. E.g. Contamination , Diabolic Intent , Phyrexian Tower , Gate to Phyrexia

From there you basically have two options depending on your hand:

1. Discard Fatties with +1 like Razaketh, the Foulblooded , Sheoldred, Whispering One , Void Winnower and reanimate via Reanimate , Victimize , Chainer, Dementia Master etc. or occasionally Lili herself; the latter obviously taking more time and delaying her -8 so this is not recommended in general.

2. +1 to discard cheap creatures and -X them the next turn for their effects. E.g. Soldevi Adnate , Priest of Gix , Graveborn Muse , Plaguecrafter , Solemn Simulacrum .

Note that both options keep your opponents discarding during the process.

The rest is Self explanatory: Answer threats, tutor win-cons, mainly etc.

Cards for cockblock (you really want one of those to protect your plays): Contamination , Infernal Darkness , Null Brooch , Kozilek, the Great Distortion , an early Smokestack also helps

Note: Only play Contamination or Infernal Darkness if you have a boardpresence or everyone will start beating your face. This happened yesterday.

Cards that win quick: Buried Alive + Victimize (fetching Bloodghast + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion ), Hatred

Topdeckmode - most silly openings

These are examples which of course work with less specific cards one or two turns later,

but these are the fastest possible ways i have figured out so far.

T2 Win

T1: Swamp , Dark Ritual , Buried Alive :

get Bloodghast + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion

T2: Ancient Tomb , Victimize

T2 Lockdown #1

T1: Swamp , Dark Ritual , Bitterblossom

T2: Ancient Tomb OR Phyrexian Tower OR Swamp + Sol Ring , Contamination

...obviously does not work vs. ...terrible!

T2 Lockdown #2

T1: Swamp , Dark Ritual , Sol Ring , Smokestack

T2: add a soot counter (keep it at one for now), Bitterblossom

T2 Fattie

T1: Swamp , Dark Ritual , Lili  

T2: Swamp , Viscera Seer , flip Lili   and discard dis boi / dis sexy / dat boi , Reanimate

... bad boi is fine, too (also eats the Zombietoken)

Alternatively, if you're on the draw you can just miss landdrop, pass turn, discard one of those and Reanimate the next Turn.

T3 Hands down

T1: Swamp , Viscera Seer

T2: Swamp , Waste Not

T3: Ancient Tomb , Mindslicer

T3 Win / kick the unlucky one in multiplayer

T1: Swamp , Sol Ring

T2: Swamp , , Lili  

T3: Swamp , Hatred , pay 19 life for 21 commander-damage.

Note that Lili has lifelink (Yummy!) so you can do it again two turns later by recovering Hatred via Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed or Ill-Gotten Gains . Obviously works only if there are no blockers, so this is rather effective in two-player games, also you don't want the unlucky guy to sit there and watch for half an hour anyway (...unless you do). So i usually exchange Hatred with sideboard in multiplayer.

After mentioning these, possibilities from turn 3 on are nearly endless - frankly lets head to the next panel where synergies are explained in the first place.

Synergies and combos

I'm updating this as you read, so it might look a little iffy at some points (2.3.19)

Synergies

Skullclamp , Contamination , Smokestack

• Abhorrent Overlord
• Bitterblossom
• Bloodghast
• Ophiomancer

Scroll Rack

• Kozilek, the Great Distortion
• any Tutor

Buried Alive

• Chainer, Dementia Master
• Victimize
• Living Death
• etc.

Winning combos

• Infinite Lifeloss at instant-speed

Chainer, Dementia Master + Phyrexian Altar + Abhorrent Overlord + Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Add Smothering Abomination , Sidisi, Undead Vizier OR Razaketh, the Foulblooded to draw / tutor Deck in order to answer stuff that stops this from winning like Platinum Angel .

If you have a total of at least 7 Devotion, this is also infinite Lifegain and Mana

• Infinite targeted damage at instant-speed

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion

• Tap your Commander: You win the game

Liliana, Heretical Healer   + Hatred

(If you are at least 1 life ahead also works with any creature, of course. Being absolutely shure opponent can not play counters highly recommended or the truth hurts.)

Not winning, yet powerful combos

Nonbos

Funny stuff / FAQ / mainly etc.

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March, 29th 2019. Also, 1 k views just this month. :-]

Top Ranked	Achieved #41 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Bloodghast + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion Buried Alive + Victimize
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 44 - 9 Rares 19 - 5 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Harpy 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B
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