{"ops":[{"insert":"If a reality with two Lilianas is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"wrong"},{"insert":", then I don't want to be"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" right"},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"TL;DR⌛"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana the Faultless"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"relinquishes her necromancy abilities to reclaim her original healing arts in this resilient mono-white shell. Anchored by a high density of low-cost creatures, she fuels rapid life gain, passive card draw, and a difficult-to-remove board state while utilizing her activated ability to shield our key pieces. We turn our rampant life total into alternative win conditions or play defensively until we're ready to swing for lethal.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Game Plan "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"🩺"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Early Game"},{"insert":"\nFirst things first: at one mana, we cast Liliana on Turn 1, bring our first life-gain engine online, and get through summoning sickness ("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"blegh"},{"insert":"). This variant's activated ability protects our core pieces from spot removal while keeping the life-gain train rolling with every creature that hits our board. We follow up Liliana with the classic life-gain spells such as"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Soul Warden"}},{"insert":","},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Soul's Attendant"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Auriok Champion"}},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Authority of the Consuls"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":", "},{"insert":"stacking triggers on both our turns and our opponents' turns whenever a creature enters the battlefield. Meanwhile, ramp pieces like"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Land Tax"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archaeomancer's Map"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Monologue Tax"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"help us keep pace with pesky green players.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mid Game"},{"insert":"\nWe convert our swelling life total into card advantage with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Haliya, Guided by Light"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"The Gaffer"}},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Exemplar of Light"}},{"insert":", keeping our hand consistently full throughout the game. That continuous stream of life gain also translates to stat boosts, with"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Elenda's Hierophant"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Righteous Valkyrie"}},{"insert":", and"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Archangel of Thune"}},{"insert":" scaling our creatures into massive, unmanageable threats. At this stage, your board state and life total are impossible to ignore, and opponents will inevitably zero in on you with sweepers and alpha swings, but fear not, we’re ready for"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" anything"},{"insert":". While Liliana holds down targeted protection for our key pieces, pillowfort pieces like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Ghostly Prison"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Nils, Discipline Enforcer"}},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Galadriel's Dismissal"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"hinder enemy combat lines. We hold up protection like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Crescendo"}},{"insert":","},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Restoration Magic"}},{"insert":", and"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Dawn's Truce"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"to safeguard our life total and ensure our permanents stay glued to the battlefield.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Late Game"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"I didn't hear no bell"},{"insert":". If we've made it to this stage of the game, we are ready to unleash our towering life total in a plethora of ways. 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Alternatively, we can close out games via glorious combat with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Storm Herd"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":", or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Akroma's Will"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"."},{"insert":" Lastly, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Approach of the Second Sun"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"is our ultimate fallback win condition if all our other lines falter. Remember, we're not surviving the pod; they're surviving "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"us"},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Key Synergy / Tech ✅"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"The Wind Crystal"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Ramp? Check. Life gain doubler? Check. Evasion? Check. The elemental crystals do it all, and this one aligns seamlessly with Liliana's game plan, whether you're stacking an obscene life total or granting your board the evasion needed to swing out for lethal.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Restoration Magic"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" From an opponent's perspective, there's nothing more soul-crushing than casting a board wipe only to watch you pop a well-timed protection spell in response. This not only preserves your entire board state, but also adds a burst of healing. While the other modes have utility, saving this for the inevitable board wipe can completely turn the tide of the game, with a life-gain cherry on top.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Ocelot Pride"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":"? Nah, Kitty Swarm. While it might not scale as uncontrollably as the former, it's still a problem, tied to an end-step life-gain check. Drop this early, shield it with Liliana's protection, and watch the cat tokens rapidly spiral out of hand while netting you continuous triggers off Liliana. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Powering Up ⚡"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Want to take "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana the Faultless"}},{"insert":" to higher brackets and pods? Consider these:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Mother of Runes"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Pairing Liliana with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mother of Runes"},{"insert":" is borderline toxic. Stacking their targeted protection makes your key engines nearly impossible to remove without the entire table coordinating multiple spells. Opponents constantly underestimate how fast life triggers scale out of control, and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mother of Runes"},{"insert":" doubly makes sure those engines never leave the field.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Protection"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Come on, we had to include at least "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"one "},{"insert":"Game Changer"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":". "},{"insert":" It’s the undisputed GOAT of protection fog spells, entirely phasing out your board and preserving your massive life total."},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" Say less"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Caduceus, Staff of Hermes"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Injects combat lines into Liliana while granting indestructible and a sizeable stat boost once your life total crosses 30. 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