Griselbrand Reanimator

[Mikefrompluto]

Griselbrand Reanimator 60 cards, 0 sideboard 4 {Watery Grave} 2 {Shizo, Death's Storehouse} 4 {Underground River} 3 {Island} 3 {Swamp} 4 {Polluted Delta} 20 lands 4 {Griselbrand} 2 {Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur} 1 {Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite} 1 {Blazing Archon} 8 creatures 3 {Daze} 4 {Reanimate} 4 {Careful Study} 4 {Force of Will} 3 {Ponder} 2 {Brainstorm} 4 {Buried Alive} 4 {Animate Dead} 4 {Dark Ritual} 32 other spells Sideboard Notes: This is the deck I plan to slowly put together. It's a pretty meat and potatoes Griselbrand deck that's a ton of fun to play.

[Metalhead212]

The nice thing about this type if deck is the mana curve is usually pretty low, but 18 lands? Has that proven to be enough for you, for this deck to be consistent?

[Barzini]

Would {Show and tell} work well here, along with {Intuition}?  Maybe also {Breakthrough}.

In regards to creatures, what about {Ionia, Shield of Emeria} and {Avacyn, Angel of Hope}?

[izik99]

Is there enough ways to get creatures in the graveyard? With only a way to filter cards and entomb (8 total) I think you should add more Faithless looting efects.

[Falcon182]

I don't want to play against this deck.

[Mikefrompluto]

The nice thing about this type if deck is the mana curve is usually pretty low, but 18 lands? Has that proven to be enough for you, for this deck to be consistent?

It's been pretty consistent thus far but it probably could be bumped up to 20. There's a first for everything.

[Mikefrompluto]

Would {Show and tell} work well here, along with {Intuition}?  Maybe also {Breakthrough}.

In regards to creatures, what about {Ionia, Shield of Emeria} and {Avacyn, Angel of Hope}?

{Show and tell} and {intuition} are too costly in my opinion. I do like like {breakthrough} though.

I had {Avacyn, angel of hope} in here but opted for {elesh norn, grand cenobite}. Iona would pretty fun.

[Mikefrompluto]

Is there enough ways to get creatures in the graveyard? With only a way to filter cards and entomb (8 total) I think you should add more Faithless looting efects.

With {griselbrand} and {jin-Gitaxias, core augur} both giving me seven cards per turn, getting cards into the GY is no problem. {Buried alive} is in the sideboard for when the deck is running too slow but its a little too costly.

[Mikefrompluto]

I don't want to play against this deck.

Its a blast for sure.

[Barzini]

Hmm would {Exhume} be better than necromancer here?  Or maybe even animate dead?

Also, maybe 1 or 2 {Sickening Dreams}

[Mikefrompluto]

Hmm would {Exhume} be better than necromancer here?  Or maybe even animate dead?

Also, maybe 1 or 2 {Sickening Dreams}

I like {sickening dreams}. My problem with {exhume} is they also get a creature out. I may drop the mancers for two more lands and maybe a one of {exhume}.

[Barzini]

I was thinking, would {Dark Ritual}, {Lotus Petal} or even {Mox Diamond} work here?

It would allow you to play your graveyard dumper and reanimation choice by turn 1.

[Metalhead212]

Petals and Rits have a spot in almost every black deck. The thing is, with this deck they would work, but you would have to include then at the cost of hand disruption because the only other option would be to replace the graveyard cards which defeats the purpose of the deck. If I had to choose between getting a threat out one or two turns early while running the risk of leaving then unprotected due to a lack of hand disruption, well, that's an easy choice. Go with hand disruption over fast mana, any day. Now if this was a suicide/reanimate type deck I'd say go with fast mana because who cares about hand disruption when your looking to swarm and overwhelm quickly.

[Mikefrompluto]

Yeah there's not much room for adding anything really. Maybe replace the necromancers. I use those for late game or as an alternative to {reanimate} if I don't gain life back from a previously cast reanimate or {griselbrand}.

[Metalhead212]

I understand the Necromancers are good, cheap, ways to get a creature in play late game....but there has got to be better creature options to include in the deck that are worth being pulled out of the graveyard.