Originally Posted by
4eak
Show and Tell isn't entirely transformational in my opinion, although it obviously avoids a serious weakness. I think you should either play 1 or 4 in the SB. I know a lot of people might disagree with Tombstalker, the argument being that TS is GY-dependant. I believe TS is acceptable. GY hate is never used until it must be used, and unfortunately for your opponent, if they don't know you have TS, they aren't going to wipe your GY (because they are waiting for a target + Reanimation spell). Game 3 or later in the tournament, the TS-tech isn't so hot.
I think Painter's combo actually fits very easily into the U/B control shell. Trinket Mage, a single EE, a single Fabricate (Mystical) can be part of the sb package. A single SDT, Lim Dul's or Ponder in the main can work very nicely with a Painter's sideboard, while remaining still useful in unsided games. Reanimate can bring back non-RFG removed or countered painter's. Heck, you can leave in some Entombs as a way to tutor Painter or T-mage in a pinch.
It has been okay in testing. It is definitely a surprise, and it doesn't rely on the GY. Even CB-Top or Dark Confidant could easily go into a version of Reanimator that had a Painter-transformational sideboard. I'm not convinced a full transformational sideboard is worth watering down the strategy, however, we should at least consider leveraging the control package, which can play nicely with so many other cards (having a different gameplan entirely from Reanimator) in this format.
peace,
4eak
