The Shape of Junk to Come

Standard* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Midrange Reanimator

Myogenesis

Creature (23)

• 3x Angel of Serenity
• 2x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 3x Banisher Priest
• 2x Elvish Mystic
• 4x Lotleth Troll
• 2x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 2x Shadowborn Demon
• 2x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Sphinx of Uthuun
• 2x Thragtusk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Land (23)

• 4x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 2x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Sunpetal Grove
• 2x Swamp
• 3x Temple Garden
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Instant (4)

• 4x Grisly Salvage

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 3x Mulch
• 1x Sever the Bloodline
• 4x Unburial Rites

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 2x Centaur Healer
• 3x Loxodon Smiter

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Blind Obedience
• 2x Nevermore

Instant (5)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 2x Doom Blade
• 2x Ray of Revelation

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Destruction

The Uncastables

The main creatures that are out-of-colour for the deck, and therefore only casted via Unburial Rites. This actually happens quite often, with Mulch and Grisly Salvage fueling my graveyard

• Sphinx of Uthuun - card advantage while also providing the graveyard with some quality fodder as soon as he drops.
• Sire Of Insanity - cripples opponents while barely having an effect on me; the main things I lose out on are Mulch and Grisly Salvage (and the rare 1-of Vraska the Unseen), but hardly a disadvantage comparatively. causes Angel of Serenity to most likely return the exiled cards to the graveyard instead of the hand, based on the enemy's mana pool. also can easily discard creatures to power Lotleth Troll before they are thrown out.

The other main creatures of the deck. Pretty self-explanatory;

• Angel of Serenity - removal that is amplified if sire is out - essentially changes the text to "return the exiled cards to their owners graveyard)
• Obzedat, Ghost Council - constant pinging that furthers the gap between my life total, and my opponent's. difficult to remove as well.
• Blood Baron of Vizkopa - similar to obzedat, he is difficult to remove, and most decks I face are some sort of black or white variant/splash.
• Thragtusk - the usual shenanigans, life gain and a heavy board presence.
• Banisher Priest - some more much-needed removal on a stick. fights off aggro decks early game. should probably be Fiend Hunters but I don't own any haha.
• Shadowborn Demon - as a 1-of, removal on a stick again amazing. especially on a 5/6 flyer for 5 that can be hardcasted. the 6-creature requirement is met quite easily by this style of deck.

Reanimation

The main cogs of the reanimation engine. Jarad's Orders is an unusual pick as it is a rather expensive sorcery-speed cast, but it is a tutor nonetheless. It's a stronger choice in my deck due to the possibility of Sire Of Insanity/ Sphinx of Uthuun being a dead-draw, whereas Orders can throw it out for me if Lotleth Troll is absent.

Others:

• Utility lands - Vault of the Archangel/Gavony Township - good lands to dump extra mana into late game.
• Vraska the Unseen - useful source of non-creature removal, while being a non-creature herself.
• Lotleth Troll - necessary early game presence via a resilient body and used to throw out the un-castable cards.
• Sever the Bloodline - flashback on a Detention Sphere-esque removal spell. beautiful.

Sideboard Tech:

• Anti-Control - Sire Of Insanity alone is a danger to control decks. Loxodon Smiter helps in this aspect as well, especially against Liliana of the Veil. Blood Baron of Vizkopa can replace Shadowborn Demon in decks that are low on creatures.
• Anti-Hate - Ray of Revelation - because reanimator obviously has a lot of hate. this might increase to 3-4x after some FNMs.
• Anti-Aggro - A turn 3-4 Sire Of Insanity normally does this on it's own, but that kind of play is decently rare. This is where Blind Obedience, Centaur Healer , and additional removal through Abrupt Decay/Putrefy allow for me to survive into a much needed midgame.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 9 Rares 8 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.73
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Beast 3/3 G