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It was released on October 30, 2009 and contains two preconstructed [[theme deck]]s. The MSRP is $19.99. Similar to its predecessors it includes six cards with new artwork, two of them [[foil]] [[mythic rare]]s.
====Background====
''Garruk vs. Liliana'' is loosely based on the webcomic ''The Hunter and the Veil'',<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/468a|''The Hunter and the Veil'', Part 1|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> in which Garruk attempts to stop Liliana from obtaining a dangerous artifact known as the Veil. Garruk summons beasts to fight for him, whist Liliana uses her necromantic powers, eventually obtaining the Veil and cursing Garruk with its powers before planeswalking away.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/469a|''The Hunter and the Veil'', Part 2|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/470a|''The Hunter and the Veil'', Part 3|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref>


==Contents==
The story was meant to continue in a [[A Planeswalker Novel|planeswalker novel]] named ''[[The Curse of the Chain Veil]]''; but, it was never published. A webcomic called ''The Veil's Curse'', however, shows Garruk attacking [[Jace Beleren]] in an attempt to find Liliana,<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/49a|''The Veil's Curse'', Part 1|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> and Liliana deciding to use the Veil's power to kill some demons to whom she is indebted.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/50a|''The Veil's Curse'', Part 2|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature2/51a|''The Veil's Curse'', Part 3|Wizards of the Coast}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/158|Liliana's Mission|[[Doug Beyer]]|August 31, 2011}}</ref>
*The two 60-card decks
*Two deck boxes which feature the new alternate art of <c>Garruk Wildspeaker</c> and <c>Liliana Vess</c>
*Three creature tokens
*''Garruk vs. Liliana'' strategy insert
*Magic "learn to play" guide
 
==Storyline==
''Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana'' is loosely based on the webcomic ''The Hunter and the Veil'', in which Garruk attempts to stop Liliana from obtaining a dangerous artifact known as the Veil. Garruk summons beasts to fight for him, whist Liliana uses her necromantic powers, eventually obtaining the Veil and cursing Garruk with its powers before planeswalking away. The story was meant to continue in a [[A Planeswalker Novel|planeswalker novel]] named ''[[The Curse of the Chain Veil]]'', but it was never published. A webcomic called ''The Veil's Curse'', however, shows Garruk attacking [[Jace Beleren]] in an attempt to find Liliana, and Liliana deciding to use the Veil's power to kill some demons to whom she is indebted.


[[Category:Duel Decks|Garruk vs. Liliana]]
[[Category:Duel Decks|Garruk vs. Liliana]]

Revision as of 10:46, 31 October 2012

Background

Garruk vs. Liliana is loosely based on the webcomic The Hunter and the Veil,[1] in which Garruk attempts to stop Liliana from obtaining a dangerous artifact known as the Veil. Garruk summons beasts to fight for him, whist Liliana uses her necromantic powers, eventually obtaining the Veil and cursing Garruk with its powers before planeswalking away.[2][3]

The story was meant to continue in a planeswalker novel named The Curse of the Chain Veil; but, it was never published. A webcomic called The Veil's Curse, however, shows Garruk attacking Jace Beleren in an attempt to find Liliana,[4] and Liliana deciding to use the Veil's power to kill some demons to whom she is indebted.[5][6][7]

  1. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Doug Beyer (August 31, 2011). "Liliana's Mission". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.