I recently decided to play reanimator. The list I decided on was my own build:

3 Jin-Gitaxias
1 Iona
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Terrastadon
1 Inkwell
1 Elesh norn
(8)

4 Force
3 Daze
2 Thoughtseize
4 Brainstorm
3 Ponder
4 Careful Study
4 Entomb
4 Exhume
3 Animate Dead
4 Reanimate
(35)


4 Polluted Delta
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Marsh Flats
2 Island
2 Swamp
4 Underground Sea
(17)

SB:
2 Show and Tell
2 Chain of Vapor
1 Empyrial Archangel
1 Blazing Archon
2 Echoing Truth
1 Pithing Needle
3 Spell Pierce
2 Thoughtseize
1 Surgical Extraction


I've played this exact list for 3 different local events to an overall record of 12-2. Losing to dredge in the finals of one event and to zoo with triple crypt in the semi's of another. The local metagame is a good representative of the SCG open meta, with several RUG, Stoneblade, TES, Dredge, Maverick lists as well as an imperial painter, show and tell, Enchantress, Merfolk, Gobos, elves, etc.

From my limited experience with the deck thoughtseize is by far been the best performer overall, followed closely by daze. Post board echoing truth and CoV have only won me 2 games... Show and tell seems to be a better board choice locally. I am going to be tooling with a 75 that has 4 show and tell in it, most likely cutting the Pithing needle, and some number of echoing truths and CoV. I also would like to up the thoughtsieze count in the main.

I tend to experiment with my sideboard plans depending on what has been working for me on that day. But typically I win game one...I then board out dazes, some number of reanimate spells and bring in the show and tells, thoughtseizes, and bounce spells. If there is a game 3 I bring the dazes back in and board out/in the correct hate against their grave hate. If they are playing non leyline hate I tend to board out all bounce spells, up my thoughtsiezes to 4 and board in 3 spell pierce. Force them to blow a crypt or relic on a jin or a fatty that isnt useful at the time, and proceed to iona, elesh lock them on the following turn with some permission i.e. thoughtseize, or counter back up.