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Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Legendary Creature — Angel · {2}{W}{W}{B} · Black/White commander

Flying, lifelink Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.

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What Liesa, Forgotten Archangel actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · deathWhenever another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
• Replacement effect · otherIf a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink

What a Liesa, Forgotten Archangel deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 8× Sacrifice a creature for no mana, repeatably
• 9× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 12× Refill your hand
• 5× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

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