What is Reanimator? Reanimator is a graveyard based combo deck that seeks to win games by returning large, game winning creatures from its graveyard t...
Thanks to traprootkami, for this awesome banner. ----1) History of Griselbrand Reanimator The original deck idea was developed in Legacy, where the deck is called Tin Fins. The goal of the deck is to reanimate Griselbrand, who is basically a Yawgmoth's Bargain on a 7/7 lifelink body, with either Shallow Grave or Goryo's Vengeance and then draw a bunch of cards and win via a lethal Tendrils of ...
So this week, I'm toying with the idea of a dedicated EDH reanimator deck. The plan is to get out a huge threat that will launch me far ahead in the game, id...
You could run a different third color but red also gives you HASTE by the barrel which is so clutch in reanimator. White creatures, overall (including mixed ones like BW/WR/etc) are the best reanimation targets (IMO) but after playing BWR reanimator for a while I've come to the conclusion that in EDH the reanimator archetype needs Blue.
Also note that the Reanimator strategy eschews many of the heavy Stax and MLD effects that the Primary Stax decklist includes. This might make a Kaalia Reanimator decklist a more welcome sight in your playgroup since you're allowing your opponents to execute their own primary game strategies.
This thread will be about the discussion and improvement of the Reanimator archetype in casual. Reanimation decks have many forms and play styles. An easy way to distinguish them is to take a look at their reanimation spells: Some use Makeshift Mannequin, others use Dread Return ’s flashback, there are Debtors' Knell & Patriarch’s Bidding and then there is Reanimate itself. The primer will ...