Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana

From MTG Wiki
Revision as of 16:25, 18 November 2012 by >@legacy41915546
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana
Set Information
Set symbol
Set size 120[1]
(two 60-card theme decks)
Expansion code DDD[1]

Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana is the fourth set in the Duel Decks series. It was released on October 30, 2009, with an MSRP of US$19.99.[1]

Garruk vs. Liliana contains two preconstructed theme decks, one centered around Garruk Wildspeaker and the other around Liliana Vess. Like Jace vs. Chandra, Garruk vs. Liliana depicts the rivalry of two planeswalkers and is a set of largely flavor-based theme decks.

Description

Garruk vs. Liliana features two cards with alternate art and holographic foil treatment; Garruk Wildspeaker and Liliana Vess.[1] Furthermore, the set includes another four cards with alternate art; Blastoderm, Harmonize, Mutilate, and Snuff Out.

In addition to this, the Duel Deck contains a Magic "learn to play" guide, a strategy insert, and three creature tokens. The creature tokens are:

Background

Garruk vs. Liliana is loosely based on the webcomic The Hunter and the Veil,[2] 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.[3][4]

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,[5] and Liliana deciding to use the Veil's power to kill some demons to whom she is indebted.[6][7][8]

Decklists

Garruk

Garruk

The rares in this deck are Garruk Wildspeaker (holographic foil), Plated SlagwurmRavenous Baloth, and Rude Awakening.[9]

Liliana

The rares in this deck are Liliana Vess (holographic foil), Bad MoonMutilate, and Skeletal Vampire.[9]

References

  1. a b c d Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Announcing DDD
  2. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Wizards of the Coast. "The Hunter and the Veil, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Wizards of the Coast. "The Veil's Curse, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. Doug Beyer (August 31, 2011). "Liliana's Mission". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. a b Wizards of the Coast (October 19, 2009). "Garruk vs. Liliana Decklists". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

Template:Special sets