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Liara of the Flaming Fist
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
At the beginning of each combat, each creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn if it has the same name as another creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard. {1}{R}{W}: Another target nontoken creature you control gains first strike and double team until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery and only once.
2 / 2
“Pump your whole team by stacking duplicate creature names into combat victories.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage
Tokens, Aggro, Sacrifice
Strategy
Liara of the Flaming Fist is all about leveraging duplicate creature names to turn your board into an aggressive threat. Her static ability rewards you for running multiple copies of the same creatures—think token doublers that create extra copies, or just jamming in four copies of efficient bodies. Every combat becomes a pump spell for your whole team, turning even small creatures into a real clock. The activated ability gives you a one-time explosive turn with double strike and first strike on a creature, perfect for closing out a game or punching through blockers when you've built a board. Your gameplan is straightforward: ramp into creatures, stock your graveyard or board with duplicates, and swing in hard while your team grows. The synergy between combat triggers and duplicate names creates a snowball effect that's deceptively powerful.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Lean on efficient creatures with relevant types (Humans, Soldiers) and budget token generators like Young Pyromancer and Talrand's Invocation instead of expensive lords.
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