{"id":1634,"date":"2023-02-20T16:53:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T08:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usmtgproxy.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T05:40:13","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-return-of-liliana-of-the-veil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usmtgproxy.com\/2023\/02\/20\/what-to-expect-from-the-return-of-liliana-of-the-veil\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect from the Return of Liliana of the Veil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The long-time Modern staple is coming to a format near you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those that didn’t catch all the spoilers for Dominaria United that were uncovered during the Wizards Presents show, let’s just say there are going to be some very impressive cards printed in Dominaria United. There is one card though that I would like to highlight, and it is one many players are already familiar with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liliana of the Veil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s right, Liliana will be present in her most powerful form in Dominaria United. While the card looks a little different because of the all-new art, make no mistake: Liliana of the Veil is back, and in a big way. Liliana of the Veil is about to be legal in both Standard and Pioneer. My goal is to break down what to expect in both formats with the addition of one of the most powerful planeswalkers ever printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liliana of the Veil in Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liliana of the Veil has been legal in Standard before, though that was all the way back when Innistrad was released in 2011, and a lot has changed since then. What’s important to remember is that Liliana of the Veil was never banned. She was certainly played during her original appearance in Standard, but never felt too good for the format. There’s a good argument that cards have become more powerful over the years, so in theory that means Standard has better cards than it had 11 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should lead to Liliana of the Veil being a perfectly reasonable reprint for Standard right? Is Liliana of the Veil better in a format like Modern, when compared to Standard? Usually if a card is good in Modern it’s even better in Standard, but this isn’t always true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes Modern cards see play because they have a very specific use in one deck. For instance, Amulet of Vigor never saw Standard play, but because of its interaction with bounce lands it became a Modern staple and the namesake of the deck Amulet Titan. In the case of Liliana of the Veil, however she is played in many different Modern decks, not just one. The card is more generically powerful than a card like Amulet of Vigor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are specific reasons that black Modern decks want to play Liliana of the Veil:<\/p>\n\n\n\n