[Deck] Reanimator

[Mr Wiggl3s]

Where is the creativity in playing a deck full of big creatures, discard outlets and reanimation spells .

On a serious note. I do agree that Tarmogoyf isn't that hot in here. I think the biggest problem this deck has is combo and post-board hate( I have jet to loose a game against this deck playing Fetchland Tendrils). Goyf doesn't do anything against combo, it rarely speeds up your clock, it doesn't hit the turn it comes in to play. Against post-board hate Goyf isn't that hot either. You will be playing really bad aggro. In other words not worth it. If you don't have anything helpfull to say, please just don't say anything.

BB

This deck works well with goyf

Exhume a hellkite
kill goyf
ranimate goyf

win

[TheKingslayer]

It seems to me that Magic deck building has become some sort of art form where the goal is to not have to put tarmogoyf in your deck(good fuckin' job, Wizards.)

I, personally, like to treat Tarmogoyf like AIDS. You see, it is very similar to AIDS. Everybody has it...except me. It seems like an alluring, extremely hot super model. Make that an alluring, extremely hot supermodel that wants to have sex with you for 50 bucks a pop. Well, that's not so bad, but you see... she's got AIDS. 50 dollars to get infected with AIDS? I would rather not use Tarmogoyf and not get AIDS.

[Team-Hero]

It seems to me that Magic deck building has become some sort of art form where the goal is to not have to put tarmogoyf in your deck(good fuckin' job, Wizards.)

I, personally, like to treat Tarmogoyf like AIDS. You see, it is very similar to AIDS. Everybody has it...except me. It seems like an alluring, extremely hot super model. Make that an alluring, extremely hot supermodel that wants to have sex with you for 50 bucks a pop. Well, that's not so bad, but you see... she's got AIDS. 50 dollars to get infected with AIDS? I would rather not use Tarmogoyf and not get AIDS.

LoL, off topic but I agree. I much rather just add cards that take advantage of the fact that my opponent plays Tarmogoyf. My favorite card to deal with him is Submerge. It's such a good card that I have it main deck on most of my decks.

[rodgon666]

So i m glad to hear that the general consensus is that goyf is not for this deck, please im hoping someone doesnt think Counter/top fits... hahahha

ok so after some consideration i have decided to play this deck at the Pro tour Hollywood legacy event. Ill be running the Jitte version, seeing that im sure ill be seeing alot of hate for Ichorid and Thresh.

ill be testing some new tech in the side this week and next and ill make sure to show the results of it here.

[Gambit]

ok so after some consideration i have decided to play this deck at the Pro tour Hollywood legacy event.

I'll see ya in the finals again....different outcome this time!

[rodgon666]

hahaha, well see well see. Im one lucky bastard after all.

[rodgon666]

this friday i decided to let another one of my fellow magic players, a 13 year old play the deck to see how well he came out in the tournament, just for kicks, i didnt expect him to do so well, but he came out an surprised me.

it was a 5 round tournament that night, i played next to him on his first round he was playing against one of its worst possible matchups, Ichorid.

he lost...

( in my mind i was like dude... you loose anyways if you dont know the deck in and out against that.. hahaha)

and to tell the truth i didnt expect much more from him the rest of the night...

now, for the rest of the night he was on fire!, he would be done with his matches in a good 10 minutes and then came to tell me my deck was cheating... in a good way for him.

he didnt loose any other games that night and ended up in third place due to tie breakers. being behind in points only to the one guy goign undefeated ( unfortunately not me this time hahahaha, i was playing his BW coffers/ Staff of Domination deck )

this just goes to show that this deck can be run by anyone... literally anyone competent to play tournament magic, and do good.


now... can we get some more people to play this in tournaments...

you wont regret it. ^_^

[Mr Wiggl3s]

I played it yesterday, and i had a problem with consistency... (and im not a good player)

First game a guy was playing a Negator accel deck.

I won round one with a reanimated hellkite turn 2.
Lost round 2
Lost round 3 because he had some stupid sac 5 perm, target player loses 5 life card

0-1

Green Splash Goblins... Wasn't a really serious deck, i won 2-0 pretty easily

1-1

Fairy stompy or something like that

I won round 1 with a exhumed SSS turn 2 and a hellkite turn 3
I lost next round due to all the counters
Lost next round due to waste's and counters

1-2

This game was against an old friend of mine, he was playing Vail Goblins. Also, he is a very good goblins player

I reanimated the hellkite 2 times in 1 round i think but i used exhume and he brought back a ringleader to get more gobs back.. I didn't really think that through

Overall 1-4 in rounds 4-10 in games

I didn't use intuition but once throughout the whole tourey. I think im going to take out 2 for 2 more ponders and 1 more basic

[rodgon666]

im not sure whta your decklist looks like... but if it has ponders then it has some cards i wouldnt ... heres my current decklist since its been like 5 pages since i mentioned it.

Rod's Reanimator
by Rodrigo Gonzalez
60 cards.

Spells:
4x Reanimate
4x Exhume
4x Careful Study
4x Brainstorm
1x Show and tell

Artifacts
3x Jitte

Enchantments
4x Animate Dead

Creatures:
4x Putrid Imp
4x Oona's Prowler

4x Bogardan Hellkite
4x Simic Sky Swallower
3x Sundering Titan

Lands:
4x Bloodstained Mire
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea
5x Swamp
1x Island

a simpler creature base simplifies your selection and strategy.

[Mr Wiggl3s]

This is what i was running yesterday

Im also thinkin of takin out the Akroma, it was ridiculous to put it in there.

// Lands
4 [TE] Swamp (4)
1 [PT] Island (4)

4 [U] Underground Sea
2 [RAV] Watery Grave

3 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
3 [ON] Polluted Delta

// Creatures
4 [LRW] Oona's Prowler
4 [TO] Putrid Imp

4 [TSP] Bogardan Hellkite
2 [DS] Sundering Titan
1 [JU] Phantom Nishoba
1 [DIS] Simic Sky Swallower
1 [FD] Bringer of the Blue Dawn
1 [LE] Akroma, Angel of Wrath

// Spells
4 [US] Exhume
4 [TE] Reanimate
4 [4E] Animate Dead

4 [OD] Careful Study
4 [5E] Brainstorm
3 [TE] Intuition
2 [LRW] Ponder

// Sideboard
SB: 2 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
SB: 3 [US] Show and Tell
SB: 3 [GP] Leyline of the Void
SB: 3 [DS] Echoing Truth

I have a legit side, just forgot the other cards

[enemyofarsenic]

Any testings being done with the new shadowmoor cards with this deck?

[rodgon666]

the black fling is too slow. it does add the last couple of damage and some life gain, but without it being an instant its conditional.

the dragon is funny, he works well. you end up drawing not as many cards as you might have thought but he does beat for alot in the air too. still not sure if its better than GARZA or SSS since you have to run 4 to make him an efficient card draw.




one card that a friend of mine brought up and that ill be more than happy to testify to its meaty goodness is one card that no one would have expected to be good in this deck, or any other deck, its an equipment. that works better than jitte in my opinion and in testing.

any guesses?

ill post it later on tonight and let you guys try to think it through.

hahaha

[Nightmare]

one card that a friend of mine brought up and that ill be more than happy to testify to its meaty goodness is one card that no one would have expected to be good in this deck, or any other deck, its an equipment. that works better than jitte in my opinion and in testing.

any guesses?

ill post it later on tonight and let you guys try to think it through.

hahaha

I'll bet a dollar that it's Deathrender.

[Michael Keller]

Aisling Leprechaun, perhaps?

[Jaynel]

Mask of Memory doesn't seem terrible.

[Nightmare]

Telling you, it's Deathrender.

[Zach Tartell]

Telling you, it's Deathrender.

You ever get that thing going with Greater Good in type 4? It's nasty.

[rodgon666]

Nightmare. good guess. but nope.

4 casting cost is too prohibitive.

any more guesses?


hahahhaa ( evil laughter )

[Nightmare]

Nightmare. good guess. but nope.

4 casting cost is too prohibitive.

any more guesses?


hahahhaa ( evil laughter )

I suppose if it isn't that, the only other logical choice would be O-Naginata.

[rleader]

I suppose if it isn't that, the only other logical choice would be O-Naginata.

Skullclamp, duh.

I'm guessing Lightning Greaves, but it's mostly win more in that it doesn't do much unless your deck is firing on all cylinders. OTOH, it's winning more very quickly.