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Liliana wearing artifact Chain Veil in MTG War of the Spark
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Liliana wearing Chain Veil in Command the Dreadhorde MTG War of the Spark

Due to another planeswalker, Command the Dreadhorde might be a broken card
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Published: Apr 17, 2019 07:19 pm

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Liliana has switched sides in the MTG War of the Spark expansion, and her new sorcery card might break the game. Set to release at the end of April, it’s the war to end all wars on Ravnica. Filled with over 30 planeswalkers, Eternal-Gods, and a host of powerful spells—War of the Spark will shake up decks in formats like Commander, EDH, and even Standard.

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Liliana Command the Dreadhorde

Liliana Command the Dreadhorde and The Wanderer planeswalker in MTG War of the Spark make a deadly and broken combo
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Liliana obtained the artifact Chain Veil from the catacombs of Shandalar, giving her untold power without killing her. Command the Dreadhorde shows Liliana wearing the ancient artifact as she takes control of Bolas’ army.

Costing six mana (two black), Command the Dreadhorde is a sorcery spell able to bring creatures and planeswalkers back from the grave. “Choose any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers in your graveyards. Command the Dreadhorde deals damage to you equal to the converted mana cost of those cards. Put them into the battlefield under your control.”

Six mana to bring back creatures and planeswalkers from the graveyard is a bargain, even if doing damage to you. But with the War of the Spark planeswalker The Wanderer, all damage will be prevented. Making Liliana Command the Dreadhorde a very broken card in Standard. EDH will benefit from it given the typical amounts of lifegain and Commander has plenty of “prevent damage” cards similar to The Wanderer.

Grabbing planeswalkers from the graveyard is a big deal too, especially in an expansion containing over 30 of them. This doesn’t include all the other existing planeswalkers in Standard, or even Modern.  

Magic: The Gathering War of the Spark is almost here. It’ll release early on MTG Arena April 25 and the official pre-release is April 27.

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Danny Forster
Staff writer, lead beat writer for MTG and TFT
Danny has been writing for Dot Esports for over five years, first as a freelancer and now as a staff writer. He is the lead beat writer for Magic: The Gathering and Teamfight Tactics. Danny is also a solid Monopoly GO player, having beaten every main event without spending a dime. When Danny isn't writing or gaming, he's chilling by the water in Spacecoast Florida with his family and friends. He's always got a tan, because touching grass is important, and loves playing strategic digital and tabletop games. Past outlets Danny has written for include TheGamer and ScreenRant.
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