Golgari Reanimate

[Skyshadow731]

Golgari Reanimate 60 cards, 0 sideboard 21 {Swamp} 21 lands 1 {Spawnsire of Ulamog} 2 {Hidden Horror} 1 {Flayer of the Hatebound} 1 {Ghave, Guru of Spores} 1 {Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord} 1 {Sphinx of the Steel Wind} 1 {Elderscale Wurm} 1 {Inkwell Leviathan} 4 {Faceless Butcher} 1 {Sheoldred, Whispering One} 1 {Necropolis Regent} 1 {Bruna, Light of Alabaster} 1 {Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger} 17 creatures 2 {Diabolic Servitude} 4 {Exhume} 4 {Zombie Infestation} 4 {Entomb} 4 {Doom Blade} 4 {Last Rites} 22 other spells Sideboard

[Skyshadow731]

My friend is tring to build a reanimate deck and this is what he has so far. So any tips for the deck is helpfull

[abstractApathist]

All of your noncreature spells except {Doom Blade} and {Zombie Infestation} aren't modern legal.

[Skyshadow731]

No I did not know that. I'll let my friend know. Besides that do you have any recommendations for this deck.

[abstractApathist]

Sure ({Ghave, Guru of spores} is also illegal fyi). I think your friend is running some sub-optimal creatures. {Sphinx of the Steel Wind} and the praetors are great, but {Bruna, Light of the Alabaster} has no enchantments to fetch and {Spawnsire of Ulamog} is less powerful than {It That Betrays}.

[Silent1236]

If you're gonna run {Worldspine Wurm}, might want some {Goryo's Vengeance} 😜

But if you're running Vengeance, you should probably be running {Emrakul, the Aeons Torn}

[abstractApathist]

If you're gonna run {Worldspine Wurm}, might want some {Goryo's Vengeance} 😜

But if you're running Vengeance, you should probably be running {Emrakul, the Aeons Torn}

Yeah i checked the post and realized I'd failed

[abstractApathist]

You have green.  You need 4 {tarmogoyf}s.  You're running black.  You need 4 {Thoughtseize}s.  You are running green and black.  You need 4 {deathrite shaman}s.

But seriously, he {Thoughtseize}s are a good idea.  So you can turn 1 {Thoughtseize} their beefy creature then proceed to reanimate it turn 2

For modern, this^^^^

[DeathlyFoiend]

You have green.  You need 4 {tarmogoyf}s.  You're running black.  You need 4 {Thoughtseize}s.  You are running green and black.  You need 4 {deathrite shaman}s.

But seriously, he {Thoughtseize}s are a good idea.  So you can turn 1 {Thoughtseize} their beefy creature then proceed to reanimate it turn 2

For modern, this^^^^

First off, don't be those guys on any forum. Let the player do that for himself.

But, Grixis is the best color combination for Reanimator based decks. That or Jund. Decide which one you want to play first. Always include Griselbrand and/or Emrakul. Goryo's Vengeance and through the breach are your two keep cards. Faithless Looting is definitely your best card to draw and discard to set up for Goryo's vengeance. Pentad Prism is going to help a lot for the set up and helps to flashback Faithless looting. Have a few discard outlets like izzet charm or others to help.

[DeathlyFoiend]

Another option to consider might be splashing for a {{Gifts Ungiven}} package, depending on budget (playset of MM gifts= 16 bucks, playset of goryo's vengeance= 40+)

If you do this, keep to a control route. The reanimator with this is Unburial Rites + A Fatty like Elesh Norn since they would go to the graveyard due to failure to search. This works well with Sphinx of the Steel Wind too. Another combo with this is Ghost Quarter, life from the loan and raven's crime, usually with Lingering Souls too.