Best Reanimator Answers
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Nov. 29, 2016, 3:07 p.m. by JaceTheSwagSculptor
I originally was not running graveyard hate, but after playing in a new meta I realized that there was a good amount of people playing Meren of Clan Nel Toth and Karador, Ghost Chieftain decks. I run a voltron deck so players repeatedly reanimating cards like Spore Frog and Caustic Caterpillar really hurts. My question to you is what do you believe are the best graveyard hate cards for G/W that don't affect your own graveyard?
Thanks!
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #4
That's probably what I was going to choose. Gains life, gets counters, is one-sided, and is a Green Sun's Zenith target.
November 29, 2016 3:46 p.m.
Raging_Squiggle says... #5
November 29, 2016 3:54 p.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #6
Out of those options I'm probably going to go with Grafdigger's Cage or Scavenging Ooze. Opinions on which one is better?
November 29, 2016 4:26 p.m.
UpperDeckerTaco says... #7
Well, here's something to keep in mind...If you are running Enlightened Tutor and any creature tutor (which you should be), I would say Grafdigger's Cage hurts your deck a bit if you are running any of these types of cards: Chord of Calling, Birthing Pod, Karmic Guide, Reveillark, Sun Titan, Green Sun's Zenith, etc... So I would almost just recommend Tormod's Crypt or Angel of Finality or Stonecloaker. These cards don't mess with your graveyard and can be easily tutored up with Enlightened Tutor or Worldly Tutor/Chord of Calling/Birthing Pod/Survival of the Fittest/Eladamri's Call/Congregation at Dawn type cards. Which allows you to have more consistency of finding those type of "hate" cards against those type of opponents. Plus graveyard hate is always good to have in any meta because most good EDH decks play some amount of recursion.
November 29, 2016 4:40 p.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #9
@Wizno: Kaliatas cannot be played in G/W.
@UpperDeckerTaco: I'm running creature tutors, but none that put them into play from the deck or graveyard. I was thinking about GSZ, but I would not include it if I played Grafdigger's Cage. I am not looking for cards with ETB triggers because they get hosed by Torpor Orb and Hushwing Gryff which are both in my list. This is why I am deciding between the Scavenging Ooze and Grafdigger's Cage.
November 29, 2016 6:41 p.m.
Coinman1863 says... #10
Everyone is missing the big one here, Containment Priest, instant speed and hits a million and a half things as well.
November 29, 2016 9:13 p.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #11
Containment Priest does not stop Karador =\
November 29, 2016 9:22 p.m.
Thanks for catching my brainfart there JaceTheSwagSculptor! Have you considered, It That Betrays? Totally wrecked my reanimator deck.
November 29, 2016 11:29 p.m.
micromonkey says... #13
Containment Priest dose help vs Karador. It helps vs alot, a good multi tool card.
Scavenging Ooze is probobly the best grave hate for GW.
November 30, 2016 4:19 a.m.
joshuaizac says... #14
lot of good mentions above....but my personal fav for G/W hasn't been mentioned;
not as permanent of a remove as rest in peace or scavenging ooze but still pretty funny...
Night Soil is decent for making chump blockers while eating creature out of yards though it does have to hit in two's...
November 30, 2016 6:30 a.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #15
@joshuaizac: Hmmm...those are both really limited. Night Soil can only target creatures and there needs to be 2, while Wheel of Sun and Moon only applies the effect to one player.
November 30, 2016 8:40 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #16
Relic of Progenitus, anyone? Sure it's not great, but it's got a sweeper option in case things go bad.
Phyrexian Furnace might also be good.
November 30, 2016 10:16 a.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #17
I went with Scavenging Ooze. Thanks for the suggestions!
November 30, 2016 11:20 p.m.
Withered Wretch + Samurai of the Pale Curtain, Anafenza, the Foremost and the black leyline
December 1, 2016 9:22 a.m.
JaceTheSwagSculptor says... #19
@AlexoBn: I think you missed the part where I specified G/W. Nonetheless, Samurai of the Pale Curtain is a pretty neat card that I did not know about.
mountainturtle93 says... #2
Rest in Peace to neuter the whole yard, Angel of Finality same effect as a Bojuka Bog but you get a 3/4 flier, Stonecloaker is my personal favorite for repeated spot removal. Another good one is Grafdigger's Cage as well. Low cost super fast, and can just lock an opponent out of the game early on.
November 29, 2016 3:26 p.m.