As he holds aloft some kind of giant hoop on a stick, the expression on his face is less "I am in control!" and more "arrrrgh, I'm in control?" This is backed up by the card text, "you cannot fight the storm." When even the card knows the task is futile, I'm still unsure why this terrified-looking bird has been given the task of trying to tame a storm
Hopefully Dockside Extortionist's reprint in Double Masters 2 will bring down that cost a bit.
While Lilianas Triumph will likely be a fringe player in Standard, it will shine like crazy in Legacy, where its less powerful analog, Diabolic Edict, was already seeing widespread play in order to deal with True-Name Nemesis
This is especially important with Secret Lair, Universes Beyond, and premium variants
While it lacks the board wipe clause of Living Death or Living End, Bidding gives you a different path to break the symmetry of its mass reanimation
If we're looking to only hit opposing threats, Bonfire of the Damned, Flame Wave, Street Spasm, and Immolating Gyre keep your army safe from the blast waves