Lili of the Veil, is she worth it here?
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Posted on June 6, 2013, 10:33 a.m. by jermtube
My BUG deck, Varolz's Scars and Skaabs, uses Scavenge and self-mill, but its lacking in removal. Liliana of the Veil can let me discard creatures to the graveyard and has removal build into her, but i'd hate to mill her out. Is she worth it in this deck list? What are your thoughts? Can some things be tweaked to accomodate ONE Liliana? (She's expensive and tough to trade for).
Jp3ngu1nb0y, she rocks. i just don't like the fact that i could possibly mill her and i don't have a way to get her back to my hand. i've considered just one copy of her, since the deck isn't necessarily built around her. she just lends her abilities very well to the deck and they're relevant early, mid, and late game.
June 6, 2013 12:41 p.m.
HellkiteHassler says... #4
You can run Down and Dirty to get her back. "Return card from a graveyard for 2G"
June 6, 2013 12:44 p.m.
HellkiteHassler says... #5
Sorry, couldn't figure out how to link fuse cards. Down/Dirty is from Dragon's Maze, uncommon sorcery.
June 6, 2013 12:45 p.m.
HellkiteHassler, Treasured Find is a similar deal... i think it can be a sideboard card or something. fusing Down / Dirty and targeting myself for the discard is a little too pricey for my liking.
June 6, 2013 12:54 p.m.
HellkiteHassler says... #8
You can play Dirty without the fuse. The fuse is a nice addition, but usually isn't necessary.
June 6, 2013 12:57 p.m.
You don't have to target yourself with the discard. You can make the opponent discard and can get your Liliana of the Veil back. Also, with Fuse cards, you don't HAVE to cast both. Pick which one is the best option at the time. Similar to the Charms (Golgari Charm , Rakdos Charm , Dimir Charm , etc.).
June 6, 2013 12:59 p.m.
Treasured Find is cheaper so if anything, i'd do that. but yea i'll try both out and see what works best.
June 6, 2013 1:01 p.m.
HellkiteHassler says... #11
Yeah treasured find is nice. I run Deadbridge Chant in my B/G deck, so I reuse the graveyard fetch spells. That's the only reason I don't use treasured find.
June 6, 2013 1:15 p.m.
I agree with everything said here....Liliana of the Veil is worth it, especially in a deck like this. Not to mention, you are likely to get her ultimate off with all the discarding you want to be doing. There are plenty of options to bring her back if you mill her out. I say invest in 1-2 of her and enjoy the carnage. She will hold her value after rotating out of standard, so you can always trade her away for some sweet swag or just keep using her.
Jay says... #2
Lilly is ALWAYS worth it. Early game kill threats, late game discard lands. She's very powerful in almost any deck with black.
June 6, 2013 11:40 a.m.