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Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

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

Rather than pay {2} for each previous time you've cast this spell from the command zone this game, pay 2 life that many times. Flying, lifelink Whenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.

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What Liesa, Shroud of Dusk 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 · cast_spellWhenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · lifelinklifelink

What a Liesa, Shroud of Dusk deck wants

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

• 5× Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch
• 27× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 9× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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