Overview:

This Liliana, Heretical Healer deck focuses on zombie tribal synergy, sacrifice/reanimation loops, and incremental life-drain effects. The strategy revolves around generating zombie tokens, sacrificing creatures for value, and leveraging Liliana’s planeswalker abilities to control the board and recur threats. Key payoffs include aristocrat-style drain effects (Zulaport Cutthroat, Falkenrath Noble), zombie lords (Death Baron, Liliana's Mastery), and reanimation engines (Syr Konrad, the Grim, Tormod, the Desecrator). The deck aims to grind opponents down through attrition rather than explosive combos.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Early Setup: Play low-cost zombies (Lazotep Reaver, Hobbling Zombie) and sacrifice enablers (Fleshbag Marauder) to flip Liliana quickly. Use Dreadhorde Invasion and Ghoulish Procession to generate zombie tokens.
2. Midgame Value: Activate Liliana’s -X ability to recur key zombies (Headless Rider, Undead Augur). Amplify zombie armies with lords like Death Baron and Vizier of the Scorpion.
3. Closing the Game: Drain opponents with Syr Konrad, the Grim triggers, Zulaport Cutthroat, or swing with buffed zombies. Use Vorpal Sword as a surprise voltron finisher.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3+ lands and early zombie generators (Lazotep Reaver, Hobbling Zombie).
• Prioritize sacrifice outlets (Eaten Alive, Fell Stinger) to flip Liliana.
• Avoid slow starts with no tokens or recursion.

Key Tips:

• Sacrifice decayed zombie tokens before combat to trigger death effects.
• Use Command the Dreadhorde as a late-game bomb to reanimate multiple threats.
• Protect Syr Konrad or Liliana’s emblem for recursive value.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Reliance: Foldsto Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void.
• No Infinite Combos: Lacks fast wincons, relying on slow attrition.

Moderate

• Board Wipe Vulnerability: Limited recovery outside Liliana’s recursion.
• Interaction Gaps: Minimal counterspells/hexproof to protect key pieces.

Minor

• Mana Constraints: High-cost zombies (Dreadfeast Demon) strain ramp.

Most Important Cards:

• Syr Konrad, the Grim
• Headless Rider
• Undead Augur
• Tormod, the Desecrator
• Death Baron
• Command the Dreadhorde
• Zulaport Cutthroat
• Falkenrath Noble
• Liliana's Mastery
• Vile Entomber

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 3/10

• Wins via incremental damage, typically around T10-12 with combat/aristocrat drains.

Resilience: 4/10

• Graveyard recursion helps but crumbles to dedicated hate; limited protection.

Consistency: 5/10

• Moderate redundancy in zombie generation but few tutors outside Vile Entomber.

Interaction: 4/10

• Targeted removal (Power Word Kill, Liliana's Triumph) but no free counterspells.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a Casual/Precon level (4.0) with focused zombie synergy but lacks the speed, protection, and combo potential of higher tiers. Its reliance on slow, incremental value and vulnerability to common hate keep it in the T10-12 combat/grind range.

Power level: 4.0 - 4.5