Animate Dead ?

Animate Dead has been sitting on the maindeck for a long time and its also great. Then I realize that Goryo's Vengeance is much better, cause you can use it to "reanimate" Emrakul, the Aeons Torn .

Just in case you have the following cards in hand:

1x Dark Ritual

1x Entomb choosing Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

1x Goryo's Vengeance

+1 from me

If you don't want to side in all three Urabrask the Hidden , Magister Sphinx , and Sharuum the Hegemon ; and since Iona, Shield of Emeria is already a starter, you can just side in a Painter's Servant for a T1 win guarantee. You don't even have to guess the correct color to call! Solves multi-color problems as well. Additionally, you can use 2x Entomb s instead of just Buried Alive with the double Reanimate . Furthermore, if the 2x Entomb s are used, you can use an Exhume with a Reanimate . These options slightly increase the chance of drawing a T1 winning hand. On a side note, Avacyn, Angel of Hope pairs great with Empyrial Archangel or Palisade Giant ...

!!+1!!

Hell, if the Painter's Servant ends up in your opening hand, you can just hard cast it before or after you bring Iona, Shield of Emeria out.

Swamp + Lotus Petal + Dark Ritual + Entomb + Reanimate + Painter's Servant + Any Card Here

Swamp + Dark Ritual + Dark Ritual + Thoughtseize (opponent) + Entomb + Reanimate + Painter's Servant

Just a couple of the possibilities...