Burning Reanimator

[tarmogoat]

Would you say that this list is outright bad?

Ramp:
4x Lotus Petal
4x Dark Ritual
4x Deathrite Shaman

Discard:
3x Thoughtseize
3x Duress
2x Unmask

Tutor/Enabler:
4x Faithless Looting
4x Entomb
4x Burning Wish

Reanimation:
3x Reanimate
3x Exhume
2x Animate Dead

Targets:
3x Griselbrand
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Sire of Insanity
1x Grave Titan

Lands:
3x Badlands
2x Bayou
1x Swamp
4x Bloodstained Mire
4x Polluted Delta

Sideboard:
1x Stitch Together
1x Exhume
1x Reanimate
1x Unmask
2x Massacre
1x Reverent Silence
1x Cave-In
3x Stronghold Gambit
2x Pithing Needle
2x Tormod's Crypt

Trading Chancellors for Shamans to ramp, disable opposing GY shenanigans, chump 1/Xs, counter surgicals, slowly drain over time while threatening to 'go off' and occasionally gaining life. Is it worth the slots?

[aiescream]

Hi there,
I piloted this deck during the brisbane legacy championship and managed a top8 (63 players), it was unexpected since i didn’t updated my list since 2017, I kind of played this deck as a joke but it prouved to be quite a solid deck so I would definitely try it again with some change in the 75 for my next event.

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=23954&d=366929&f=LE

Cheers

[Laser Brains]

Nice work Aiescream! This has been my pet deck for some time now. I piloted it to a first place finish in 2017 but haven't been actively playing tournaments (very often) since then. Your list looks a lot like mine. I see you run Children of Korlis and Anger. I just run Anger, also I run a full set of Unburial Rites to help maximize my chances of going off. I love how the deck has multiple game plans such as just storm comboing out a bunch of Goblins rather than trying to go the reanimate route. Especially game two when your opponent sides in all their grave hate. I absolutely love this deck!