Griselbrand

Griselbrand was one of the demonic masters of Liliana Vess. He granted her the power over death.Flavor text for 
==History==
Griselbrand was the most powerful of Innistrad's demons. The archangel Avacyn and her angelic host used the Helvault, an artifact of immense power made of pure silver from their moon, to imprison Innistrad's demonic forces. Before completing their task, Griselbrand challenged Avacyn to combat. After battling for days, Avacyn used her remaining strength to drive Griselbrand into the Helvault. In response, Griselbrand threw his spear and impaled the archangel through the heart, causing Avacyn’s binding spell to rebound, resulting in both Griselbrand and Avacyn being imprisoned.
Liliana Vess visited Innistrad in the hopes of destroying Griselbrand, with whom she had made a demonic pact that would result in her soul's enslavement. To this end, she opened the Helvault by forcing an ultimatum on Thalia, its guardian. Immediately after his release, Griselbrand used his freedom as an opportunity to escape Avacyn. However, Liliana tracked Griselbrand down, slaughtering both angels and demons alike, and finally cornered him. Desperate, Griselbrand attempted to sway Liliana with promises of power, but she saw through his lies and used the Chain Veil to kill him permanently.
==In-game references==
==In-game mechanics==
Griselbrand has become a powerhouse in every format it has been legal. It has affected Commander, Legacy, and Modern. 
Usually present in Reanimator decks, many other decks were constructed that use a reanimated Griselbrand as a means rather than the ends of their deck's combo. His no-mana draw-seven ability has become the engine in decks like Tin Fins (a Storm-Reanimator strategy from Legacy), Instant Reanimator (a deck that intends to keep looping the draw-seven ability to win), and Grishoalbrand (a deck that uses another manaless effect, <c>Nourishing Shoal</c>, to refuel the draw).
As of 2022, all Legacy Reanimator decks tend to run at least 1 copy of Griselbrand.
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Liliana's Mission 	Doug Beyer 	2011-08-31 	Innistrad 	Innistrad 	Liliana, Kothophed, Garruk, Jace, Griselbrand
A Backstory Update for Dark Ascension 	Doug Beyer 	2012-01-04 	Dark Ascension 	Innistrad 	Avacyn, Liliana, Griselbrand, Garruk
The Prison of Silver 	Doug Beyer 	2012-01-18 	Dark Ascension 	Innistrad 	Edgar Markov, Shilgengar, Sorin, Avacyn, Griselbrand, Mikaeus Cecani, Liliana
The State of the Faith 	Doug Beyer 	2012-01-25 	Dark Ascension 	Innistrad 	Avacyn, Griselbrand, Mikaeus Cecani, Volpaig
The Guardian, the Witch, and The Angel	Doug Beyer 	2012-03-21 	Avacyn Restored	Innistrad 	Avacyn, Sorin, Thalia, Lothar, Mikaeus Cecani, Griselbrand, Geralf Cecani, Gisa Cecani, Liliana, Garruk
Angel's Rise and Demon's Release 	Doug Beyer 	2012-04-09 	Avacyn Restored	Innistrad 	Avacyn, Thalia, Liliana, Griselbrand, Garruk, Volpaig, Mikaeus Cecani, Sorin
 	James Wyatt 	2014-07-02 	Magic 2015 	Shandalar 	Liliana Vess, Kothophed, Griselbrand, Garruk, Raven Man, Kurkesh
 	Colin Kawakami	2014-08-13 	Magic 2015 	Innistrad 	Dovid, Avacyn, Gryta, Mikaeus Cecani, Griselbrand, Edgar Markov, Shilgengar, Marycz, Sorin Markov
==Trivia==
*Innistrad demons are made of pure black mana, which allows them to regenerate after death. This process can take a millennium or longer, but it is unclear if the use of the Chain Veil may have made Griselbrand's death permanent.
*The in-game community often gives nicknames to Griselbrand or Griselbrand-decks making playful jokes with its name. Some examples are Griseldaddy, Griselboss, Griselcannon, and Griselshoot.
==See also==
*Reanimator
*Black
*Legacy Reanimator deck
*Legacy
*Modern
*Liliana Vess
==References==
Category:Demons
Category:Deceased