Loading commander data
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Spells can't be countered. Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard has flashback. The flashback cost is equal to that card's mana cost.
“Instant/sorcery graveyard recursion with uncounterable spells.”
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned turns your graveyard into a second hand by giving every instant and sorcery flashback at its original cost. Your gameplan is to fill your graveyard with cheap, efficient spells—cantrips, removal, and card draw—then replay them from the yard while Lier sits in play. The uncounterable clause is sweet gravy, letting you resolve your threats without fear of interruption. You win by grinding out card advantage, controlling the board, and eventually closing with commander damage or a flurry of spell triggers.
This deck wants to be a tempo-control shell that generates value. Play Lier, then start cycling through instants and sorceries: use cantrips to set up, removal to stay alive, and draw spells to refill. Cards like Murktide, Snapcaster Mage effects, and flashback creatures synergize beautifully. You're not going for a blitz—you're playing the long game, turning every spell you cast into two spells (once live, once from the yard). The deck shines in grindy matchups where raw card access wins wars.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip expensive cantrips like Misty Rainforest; use cheaper draw like Opt, Thought Scour, and Unholy Heat instead of Dress Down.
Inclusion = % of Lier, Disciple of the Drowned decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
No public decks for Lier, Disciple of the Drowned yet.
Build a Deck →Be the first to publish one — Commander-tier members can share decks with the community.
Our deck builder picks the 99 other cards for you. Two minutes to a complete, balanced list.
Build a Deck with This Commander →Card data via Scryfall