IzzetLegendary Creature — Human RogueLilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Mana value3Rank#10,356
The Commander
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a multicolored instant or sorcery spell from your hand, exile that spell instead of putting it into your graveyard as it resolves. If you do, it becomes plotted. (You may cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost.)
Guide
Gameplan
Lilah is an Izzet spellslinger that turns your multicolored instants and sorceries into free recurring value: cast a gold spell, it gets plotted on resolution, then recast it next turn for free. You curve out cheap cantrips and burn to grow Lilah via prowess while stockpiling plotted gold spells, then unload a huge burst turn of free spells to burn out the table or push lethal commander damage.
Strengths
- Generates massive card and mana advantage by replaying multicolored spells for free
- Prowess makes Lilah a fast, evasion-friendly clock with cheap spells
- Low curve and deep cantrip support give consistent gameplay
- Rewards a high spell density that doubles as interaction and removal
Weaknesses
- Only multicolored instants/sorceries get plotted, narrowing deck-building
- Fragile commander that dies to spot removal, stalling the engine
- Light on early board presence; weak to aggressive go-wide decks
- Two colors means no access to broad removal or graveyard hate
Key Cards
- Electrolyze — A multicolored spell that draws and removes, perfect to plot and recast for repeated value.
- Expansion // Explosion — Plotting Explosion lets you cast a huge X burn/draw spell for free on a later turn.
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind — Turns your heavy spell flow and plotted recasts into card draw and direct damage.
- Young Pyromancer — Converts your dense instant/sorcery count into a token army alongside Lilah's prowess.
- Storm-Kiln Artist — Makes Treasure off every spell, helping pay for non-plotted casts and explosive turns.
- Archmage Emeritus — Magecraft draws a card off each plotted recast, snowballing your hand.
Upgrade Path
Maximize multicolored instant/sorcery density and add magecraft payoffs like Archmage Emeritus and Veyran, Voice of Duality to double the value of each plotted recast. Add cost reducers and ritual-style mana (Storm-Kiln Artist, Birgi) to chain explosive turns, plus cheap protection (Swan Song, Deflecting Swat) to keep Lilah alive. Tighten the curve with efficient cantrips and tutors so you reliably stock plotted spells for a single lethal turn.
Core Cards
The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.
Win Conditions
- ▸Beating down with a prowess-pumped Lilah dealing commander damage
- ▸Burst burn turns recasting plotted X spells like Explosion or Comet Storm
- ▸Niv-Mizzet or other spell payoffs pinging the table to death
Archetypes
- Spellslinger — Lilah rewards a deck packed with instants and sorceries, especially multicolored ones she recurs for free.
- Voltron/Tempo — Prowess lets Lilah connect for chunks of commander damage backed by protection spells.
- Burn/Control — Free recurring removal and burn spells let you control the board and finish with reach.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (RU), by popularity.
