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EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123117xexhibit321.htm
EX-10.60 - EXHIBIT 10.60 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCindemnificationagreement-d.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123117xexhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123117xexhibit311.htm
EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123117xexhibit232.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd_123117xexhibit211.htm
EX-10.61 - EXHIBIT 10.61 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCindemnificationagreement-o.htm
EX-10.7 - EXHIBIT 10.7 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd-rsugrantnoticeperform.htm
EX-10.6 - EXHIBIT 10.6 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCformofrsugrantnoticeexhibi.htm
EX-4.1 - EXHIBIT 4.1 - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgndexhibi41.htm
10-K - 10-K - LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INClgnd-20171231x10k.htm
Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
 
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-208919) of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated,
 
(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-212775) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated,

(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-182547) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated,

(4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-160132) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, and

(5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-131029) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated;
  
of our reports dated March 1, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
San Diego, California
March 1, 2018