{"id":1477,"date":"2019-09-14T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2019-09-14T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T14:23:57","slug":"hapless-reanimator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/hapless-reanimator\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapless Reanimator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seb Celia is back with an, umm, well-researched article. Enjoy! \/ Martin<\/em><\/p>\n

Let us talk about Reanimator. And I will show you my thought process in three gentle steps. But before we do that, I need to tell you what I had in mind when putting it together. I wanted to build a resilient and consistent deck and what I had to give up doing that is speed or \u201cexplosiveness\u201d. Hence, I cut all the Dark Ritual<\/a>s and Lotus Petal<\/a>s for a more control-ish two-colour deck. The all-in version of Reanimator might use the new mulligan rule to a better advantage, though, but that\u2019s neither here nor there. I make way for a steady mana base, ye trusty ol\u2019 blue and black and hopefully that gives us some advantages regarding stability, but we have also given up some colours doing it, which mostly means no red and no Stronghold Gambit<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>or Pyroblast<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in the sideboard. If you want to go that route, you will probably need Gemstone Mine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and the Lotus Petal<\/a>s. I give you Hapless Reanimator, voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n

Hapless Reanimator<\/div>
<\/i>Spoiler view<\/span><\/span><\/i>List with preview card<\/span><\/span><\/i>Show\/hide sideboard<\/span><\/span><\/i>Download photo of deck<\/span><\/span><\/i>Download text file of deck<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div>

MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Creatures: 16<\/div>
4<\/span> Hapless Researcher<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Petradon<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Akroma, Angel of Wrath<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Reya Dawnbringer<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Vodalian Merchant<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 23<\/div>
4<\/span> Careful Study<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Cabal Therapy<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Duress<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Reanimate<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Exhume<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Frantic Search<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 1<\/div>
1<\/span> Recurring Nightmare<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Lands: 20<\/div>
4<\/span> Underground River<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Polluted Delta<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> City of Brass<\/a><\/div>
5<\/span> Swamp<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Island<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 0 cards<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nHapless Reanimator\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nCreatures: 16\n4 Hapless Researcher\n4 Petradon\n3 Akroma, Angel of Wrath\n3 Reya Dawnbringer\n2 Vodalian Merchant\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 23\n4 Careful Study\n4 Cabal Therapy\n4 Duress\n4 Reanimate\n4 Exhume\n3 Frantic Search\n\nOthers: 1\n1 Recurring Nightmare\n\nLands: 20\n4 Underground River\n4 Polluted Delta\n4 City of Brass\n5 Swamp\n3 Island\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (0)\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

http:\/\/premodernmagic.com<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n

Step 1. Looting spells<\/h2>\n

So, what we need are some discard outlets<\/strong>. And we do find the best ones in blue. The MVP is Careful Study<\/a>\u2014it not only gets your creatures where they’re supposed to be to be able to be targeted by your reanimation magic summonings (drawing a pentagram on the floor and the use of candles for the right atmosphere is very helpful also, by the way). Careful Study<\/a> also makes your opening hands a lot better, since you might need that extra land or some peeking and pulling on the opponents’ cards in hand.<\/p>\n

Another sweet card that I have started to favour over many other loot options is Hapless Researcher<\/a>. He is a clumsy feller, but we use that to our advantage. The best thing with the researcher is that we can make use of him in a later stage, but I will get back to that. He also gives us the option to flashback Cabal Therapy<\/a>, and that’s pretty good if you are as bad with card names as I am (Is it Rhystic Study\u00a0<\/em>or Rhystic Cage<\/em>?). If I may take a small detour, I also like to stress that I lost a match in a tournament NOT naming Tormod’s Crypt<\/a> with it due to my opponent thinking way too hard on his keep. He did have it though, he had two actually. And that folks, is how you get mind gamed.<\/p>\n

So, what are we missing here? Well boys and gals\u2014clearly we need to make use of the fact that we now can play with another research-related card, namely Frantic Search<\/a>.\u00a0 Boy, oh boy this deck loves to fund research. It makes Gemstone Mine<\/a> a bit worse, so if you already have fallen off course with my take this might be something to have in mind for you. But what does it do? Everything, actually! It loots and it does not constrain your mana, all at instant speed! Instant spells are sometimes good to try to get some baiting going at end of the opponent’s turn if you suspect they have a counterspell lurking in their hand. Three might not be the correct number in the deck but you will have to figure that out for yourself.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Discard and reanimation spells<\/h2>\n

Let’s take cards from our opponents\u2019 hand and put them in their graveyard, shall we?<\/p>\n

I have already mentioned Cabal Therapy<\/a> as one of the discard spells\u00a0<\/strong>in the deck. What I really think makes the deck tick is the turn 1 discard. So, four Cabal Therapy<\/a> and four Duress<\/a> are the right numbers for me. What we need to take care of are removal and permission spells. Cabal Therapy<\/a> names Swords to Plowshares<\/a> or Counterspell<\/a> and after sideboarding we can get rid of Tormod’s Crypt<\/a> etc.<\/p>\n

Regarding reanimation spells,\u00a0<\/strong>I probably don’t have to say much about why Reanimate<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Exhume<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>are good. I did try Animate Dead<\/a> for a while but since we play Akroma, Angel of Wrath<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>I don’t like it. If you have other targets such as Visara the Dreadful<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>or Verdant Force<\/a>, feel free to add one or two, though. Recurring Nightmare<\/a>\u00a0could be a Living Death<\/a> but five mana is a lot in this deck since we don\u2019t rock any rituals. I did play a combination of 4\u20135 Merfolk Traders<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Vodalian Merchant<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>before Frantic Search<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>got unbanned and clearly with all those guys it’s easier to get Recurring Nightmare<\/a> going, now I am not as sure as before.<\/p>\n

Step 3. Fatties<\/h2>\n

The reason why we play this kind of deck is probably so you can get to this point. When we slam a creature that is large and in charge. I actually started out with Rorix Bladewing<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Spirit of the Night<\/a>\u00a0but they didn’t feel right and are probably better in the more aggressive version of Reanimator. I settled for the trio of Akroma, Angel of Wrath<\/a>, Petradon<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and Reya Dawnbringer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Akroma, Angel of Wrath<\/a> wins most fights on the battlefield and the vigilance makes it almost impossible for the opponent to race. Petradon<\/a> usually just makes the opponent scoop. The most fun thing with this deck is Reya Dawnbringer<\/a> though. With reanimation each turn you get to go wide. And do you remember that clumsy researcher that fell off a ladder? Well, you can bring him back and keep looting for that other creature you need in the following turns. Bear in mind though that both Akroma and Reya are legendary.<\/p>\n

Well, that’s about it folks. Regarding sideboard choices, I think you need some number of Null Rod<\/a> and Chain of Vapor<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in there. Phantom Nishoba<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is nice too. For another take on this archetype, make sure to read up on Andy’s earlier post<\/a>\u00a0too.<\/p>\n

‘Til next time!<\/p>\n

–I am Seb.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seb Celia is back with an, umm, well-researched article. Enjoy! \/ Martin Let us talk about Reanimator. And I will show you my thought process…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-1477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brewing","category-deck-tech","tag-reanimator"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1477"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1491,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions\/1491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}