His first card had shown his transformation into a Vampire from a nobleman
Spending five mana to give each player the option of a draw-seven at sorcery speed means that your opponent will get the first crack at actually casting the cards, but spending six mana for the opportunity to leverage the cards drawn first is much more powerful if you can afford to take a turn off
Not only do I have a warm place in my heart for sacrifice-based decks, but I have become quite fond of Liliana forcing both players to discard cards since I started playing Jund in Modern
Figure out why you really want it, what are all the other options, how does it fit into a larger collection goal
There's a lot to process in the artwork of this card, which is one of the reasons why it is such a popular collector's piece
In essence, if you cant introduce a reasonable board presence or interact with your opponent, none of your work mattered