Oath of Liliana
Legendary Enchantment
When Oath of Liliana enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
At the beginning of each end step, if a planeswalker entered the battlefield under your control this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10421
Oath of Liliana enters and kills something, then passively generates a 2/2 Zombie every time a planeswalker enters on your side — that's a two-for-one stapled to a permanent that scales with your walker count. In dedicated planeswalker builds, especially under Carth the Lion, it's a low-cost enchantment that never stops paying rent.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Carth the Lion
Carth the Lion tutors Oath of Liliana directly onto the battlefield with his replacement effect, skipping the casting cost entirely — then every walker he accelerates into play triggers a free Zombie, turning his loyalty-counter engine into a board-presence engine simultaneously.
Liliana, Heretical Healer
Liliana, Heretical Healer flips into a planeswalker frequently enough that Oath of Liliana's token trigger fires the moment she transforms, meaning the Zombie that so often feeds her -X reanimation line is already waiting on the table.
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Aminatou, the Fateshifter blinks her own permanents repeatedly, and in superfriends builds she's always landing or relanding walkers — each entry point for a planeswalker is another Oath of Liliana trigger, steadily padding a board that Aminatou can protect with her -1.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Oath of Liliana earns its slot in any planeswalker-heavy shell — the enter-the-battlefield removal is relevant at every stage of the game, and the token clause compounds quickly when multiple walkers are hitting the table each turn cycle. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but it rarely sees competitive play in those formats because three mana for a sorcery-speed kill on one creature doesn't clear the bar when faster interaction is available. Oathbreaker is the other format where Oath of Liliana genuinely shines — the singleton planeswalker commander creates a guaranteed trigger the moment the game starts, and the tokens snowball in a 60-card, lower-life-total environment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Oath of Liliana isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its niche role in planeswalker-centric Commander builds and limited competitive demand elsewhere, it has historically been an easy pickup — don't expect a premium, but verify before buying.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Carth the Lion
- Liliana, Heretical Healer
- Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.