I just love the somewhat blurry, dreamlike - or should that be nightmarish - quality of the art. But her deck is full of fail...
IHATEYOURARTWOrK
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(14 votes)
This sucks etc... etc...
Yours Truly, Sir Jackson Beck P.H.D. in Magictoligy
P.S. Your mother is an equestrian
Qazior
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This art is kinda mystical, but its still a fail
madformedusa
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Don't know what you guys are talking about! This art is awesome! Terese Nielsen tears it up as usual! The coolest representation of Liliana Vess yet. I'm lovin' the hoop earrings on my favorite planeswalker! Liliana FTW!
metalevolence
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
this art has a lot more going for it than the original.
but yeah, garruk's deck is completely superior.
LeoKula
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I didn't quite like the smoky art, but it's nice that it's Terese Nielsen :D
f_fivefiftyseven
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I for one like this art over the orgional. The origional feels like a poster advertising a movie character or something. This capture's the character's essence more. It still radiates power, but in a subtler manner, which is probably truer for this Liliana.
Dingo777
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
a fun card, I can see where some like the old art better, but this one is nice too.
garruk is still stronger then her, her ability is turn 7, his is turn 5 but used together would be cruel:
I will steal all your creatures from the grave, pump them, and still be able to play more pump spells, or kill spells to clear the way
Gezus82
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This art works for Liliana but not for garuk, the smoke and magical feeling don't mesh with a beast warrior. This makes me officially ***ed, why couldn't they keep kev walker, (my favorite magic artist)
benlivinmusic
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I make her work in a deck. Her and zombies for the win. About the verses decks, Garruk's is much better.
Mr.Fungus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I used Deathspore Thallid to killl like 20 slivers then brought them back using Vess the completely wiped the other players
V
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I just got on here to ask a question on this card, if anybody can answer it!!! If you have no cards can the Liliana Vess still get +'s for taking cards!!??!!!!
Tifferz
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(4 votes)
I don't understand why her deck didn't come with Demonic Tutor. Anyone agree?
Omniance
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(3 votes)
The art on this looks terrible compared to the old one. The original Liliana looks like how a Black Mage should look, powerful, confident, and dark. This one looks like she's staring down at her hands trying to figure out why they're glowing as she thrusts her right hip out randomly. The art doesn't even go out of the card frame, what's with that?
kittyspit
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
love this artwork over the original.
and i think green has a SERIOUS case of OVERPOWERED...
Alex123321
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
its a really painful card ti face because you dont want to lose any important cards in the graveyard cause the planeswalker will just take it and the discard is also painful cause if you have cards that are meant to trap the you opponent you would have to discard it. lastly it also has a the search for a card in your decks and put it at the top of your library ability. that helps wen your drawing nothing or you need a game winner
HerrHATO
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I have three words to say against Liliana's -8 ability...Phage the Untouchable.
Liliana in a mill deck... put the creatures in the graveyard before they even reach the players hand
Donovan_Fabian
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Liliana's ultimate is amazing but her first two abilities are actually not that good. First of all you don't know what your next draw will be and your using up counters hoping that whatever it is will be worse than what you tutor, and that tutor makes you lose your next draw (unless you have a lot of card draw in your deck). Her first ability ceases to be important as soon as your opponent is top decking because it can only be cast as a sorcery, otherwise your waiting 4 turns to use her ultimate, which is great but also susceptible to wrath of god and other spells.
Having said all of that, any card that gives you such repeatable card advantage is still a very useful card, just not the best planeswalker.
Cyphertalon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ive only this card since Christmas and I have already one many games with it. The only problem is that you cannot bring her back if you lose her. If you had a card like natures spiral but black, it would be virtually perfect.
gongshowninja
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm with madformedusa, another stellar piece by Terese Nielsen.
adamwunsch
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
V asked the question earlier that still isn't answered that begs an answer, can she still get a +1 loyalty counter for using her discard ability even if your opponent doesn't have any cards in hand?
Blackworm_Bloodworm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yes, she can get a +1 counter even if the targeted player has no cards in hand because adding the counter is a cost to use the ability. The ability doesn't care if the target doesn't have any cards in hand while you're activating it; in fact I don't think it matters at all.
PapikCZ
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
May I have to discard a player with no cards in his or her hand to get another +1 counter? Thank you.
Ventrisor
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I like liliana. She has some good abilities especially her last one. but i would still play sorin markov over her any day. she just doesnt have that certain kick that sorin does.
Zoah
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
I like this art less... She doesn't look quite as powerful. Truth be told, she looks... Like a street girl who found a copy of Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook... She also looks too young... Like some inexperienced teenager with a talent in black magic.
In both cases, this is simply not who Liliana is. Liliana is a hundred year old witch who is twice as experienced as any of the other Lorwin planswalkers. The other art portrayed that correctly, you could see a hint of that age, that expiriance.
The other also made her look stronger. Someone said that she glowed with a more more subtle power. Perhaps, and perhaps Liliana would want to be subtle, sometimes, but she gives me the impression of someone who wouldn't hesitate to use sheer, pure, unadulterated, brute force. That''s sort of the point of black manna after all... the ability to smash things when necessary.
Nuclear_Pony
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like Terese Nielsen art. Cooler version of Liliana Vess. I just need 2 more copies to build some deck around her. I might just shove her in a mono-black vampire deck. I have such a deck but it's crammed and there is currently no space for her. But I'll think of something. I think it 'll be a blast having her on the table (ofcourse, she'll get blasted to kingdome come before I can manage to get her ultimate go off Hahahaha !!!). It 'll be a much more original deck with her in it then the obvious Vampire Nocturnus or Sorin Markov (with VN being pretty pricy too >.<)
Gilder_Bairn
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Her ultimate is stupid. Not because it isn't powerful, but because it takes too long to activate. However, she is still very powerful, because, unlike a lot of planeswalkers, her +1 and -2 are very, very good. Her +1 is good in conjuction with all those black madness cards, and her -2 is just rediculous; free tutors? sure.
opinionfailure
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This card is pretty good. Not the best planeswalker card but i just love the flavor. Lilliana is such an evil character and this card does a good job of displaying her flavor through actual abilites in the game. I think it is awesome how Magic has a story alongside the cards.
yubbs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
use this in a black/blue deck with a couple mind funerals, drain most of either your creatures or your opponents into a graveyard and use lillianas ultimate to bring them all in at no cost to you, put a couple spirit of the nights into your deck and youve pretty much won right away (probably not a tourny legal deck but you can replace spirit of the night with any other giant black or blue creature you want)
saith17
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
People are starting to understand how amazing her tutoring ability is, and I love that. She gets a 5/5 from me for being my luscious consort.
iNathan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
hmmm, i think i like her picture from the other sets a bit more than this one. still absolutely love her tho.
ultratog1028
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
@metalvolence: Really? because I beat the garruk deck with Liliana's around 70% of the time. You just had to strike hard and fast. take out the mana adders and they were hosed.
allmighty_abacus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
She's certainly very easy on the eyes- no small feat for a necromancer over a century old.
That ultimate is pretty amazing against creature-heavy decks, especially when combined with blacks' creature removal.
Areps
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
mix with mind sculptor's 0 ability to have no friends after magic night
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Hey, it's Rebecca Gua- ... Wow, is it just me, or does that look a lot like Rebecca's handywork? Kudos and apologies to the artist for making that mistake.
psychichobo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow. I've never seen a Planeswalker done in this non-realistic style before. I like it! Been getting fed up of Magic's artwork becoming all the same.
shotoku64
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
<3 Terese Nielsen
Jerec_Onyx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Best...Vess art...ever...best walker art besides Bolas (Ajanni vs. Bolas).
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This gets down voted for terribad art. .5/5 Stars
See M11 Lili for actual rating.
patronofthesound
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Haha all righty then @ saith17
Gypsy planeswalker, you will be nice in my sac-heavy endrek edh.
Some people hate the art, some love it. Wizards of the Coast very reasonably likes things that cause strong divisive emotions, because haters can ignore the card and play with something else.
But in my personal opinion, all the people that hate Terese Neilsen's art are stupid. Just look at it. Are your eyes broken?
MasterOfTheVault
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Oh Liliana, I love everything about every printing of your card. The mechanics are usually awesome, And the art is always, always sexy.
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But her deck is full of fail...
Yours Truly,
Sir Jackson Beck P.H.D. in Magictoligy
P.S. Your mother is an equestrian
but yeah, garruk's deck is completely superior.
garruk is still stronger then her, her ability is turn 7, his is turn 5 but used together would be cruel:
I will steal all your creatures from the grave, pump them, and still be able to play more pump spells, or kill spells to clear the way
and i think green has a SERIOUS case of OVERPOWERED...
Having said all of that, any card that gives you such repeatable card advantage is still a very useful card, just not the best planeswalker.
In both cases, this is simply not who Liliana is. Liliana is a hundred year old witch who is twice as experienced as any of the other Lorwin planswalkers. The other art portrayed that correctly, you could see a hint of that age, that expiriance.
The other also made her look stronger. Someone said that she glowed with a more more subtle power. Perhaps, and perhaps Liliana would want to be subtle, sometimes, but she gives me the impression of someone who wouldn't hesitate to use sheer, pure, unadulterated, brute force. That''s sort of the point of black manna after all... the ability to smash things when necessary.
I just need 2 more copies to build some deck around her. I might just shove her in a mono-black vampire deck. I have such a deck but it's crammed and there is currently no space for her.
But I'll think of something. I think it 'll be a blast having her on the table (ofcourse, she'll get blasted to kingdome come before I can manage to get her ultimate go off Hahahaha !!!).
It 'll be a much more original deck with her in it then the obvious Vampire Nocturnus or Sorin Markov (with VN being pretty pricy too >.<)
That ultimate is pretty amazing against creature-heavy decks, especially when combined with blacks' creature removal.
...
Wow, is it just me, or does that look a lot like Rebecca's handywork? Kudos and apologies to the artist for making that mistake.
.5/5 Stars
See M11 Lili for actual rating.
Gypsy planeswalker, you will be nice in my sac-heavy endrek edh.
Some people hate the art, some love it. Wizards of the Coast very reasonably likes things that cause strong divisive emotions, because haters can ignore the card and play with something else.
But in my personal opinion, all the people that hate Terese Neilsen's art are stupid. Just look at it. Are your eyes broken?