Corpses for Rakdos Reanimator
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Posted on Sept. 25, 2016, 6:36 p.m. by Lord_Khaine
(As of now, I've gotten enough suggestions, but more are always welcome.)
My first reanimator deck was a Grixis-colored Worldgorger dragon combo. While it was a cheap way to frustrate a table, I thought the idea of a Rakdos-colored deck that didn't depend on a combo would be a lot more fun.
I've already got a decent part of the deck decided on:
Draw/Discard (12)
-4x Tormenting Voice
Reanimate (12)
-4x Reanimate
-4x Animate Dead
-4x Exhume
Corpses (16)
Thing is, I'm not sure what I want to put in the "corpses" section. That's where I want YOU, the reader, to contribute. Suggest a creature and why, and I'll consider it. (As a note, I like diversity, so I'm running only one copy of each creature.)
forforforest says... #4
bro, to hell with the consistent version. Try for the t1 crusher swinging.
I have a deck and video, check it out.
September 25, 2016 6:43 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #5
September 25, 2016 6:44 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #6
You might like to make this a commander deck by the way
September 25, 2016 6:45 p.m.
Lord_Khaine says... #7
JohannKlink - those are two small for my taste. Think BIG, like Iona, Shield of Emeria big. We're not worrying about casting costs, because we simply aren't casting the creatures.
Simon_Williamson - good news is, I've got Malfegor and Griselbrand already in my collection. Forgot about Rakdos the Defiler, and swinging with him this early is going to leave someone screaming bloody murder. And I've been meaning to get me a Hellcarver Demon. Both of those two would go perfect in a deck that needs little resources.
Probably won't go for making this a commander deck, though. Would make the whole thing a LOT slower, and less consistent.
September 25, 2016 7:11 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #8
Glad to hear! Those are crazy fun cards wipe their board ten times over while flooding yours. I you want to be cruel Platinum Angel & Abyssal Persecutor is a great combo.
September 25, 2016 7:24 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #9
Griselbrand, Iona, Shield of Emeria, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Tidespout Tyrant, Sire Of Insanity, Grave Titan, Sphinx of the Steel Wind, Inkwell Leviathan are the go-tos.
September 25, 2016 7:26 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #10
Going off colour:
Archangel Avacyn Flip, Worldspine Wurm, Platinum Emperion won't let you use griselbrand though, Elderscale Wurm, Progenitus, Little Girl, Iona, Shield of Emeria, Darksteel Colossus, Blightsteel Colossus, Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Jin-Gitaxis, Core Augur, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
September 25, 2016 7:35 p.m.
Lord_Khaine says... #11
Of course someone had to mention Abyssal Persecutor + Platinum Angel . We must be related.
I'll probably first focus on legendaries, then the non-legendary creatures. Except for Hellcarver Demon, the only thing his ability doesn't work with in the deck is lands, which means that if his ability lets me play most of the deck for free, I'll gladly do it.
I suspect I've found my fill, but people are welcome to post more ideas.
September 25, 2016 7:38 p.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #12
@Simon_Williamson Remember that Progenitus, Worldspine Wurm and the Colossi don't work in this particular deck.
September 25, 2016 7:58 p.m.
Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #13
Dammit. Well Hellcarver Demon but yeah for the most part they don't work. I still don't know why Little Girl doesn't get shuffled in.
September 25, 2016 8:05 p.m.
Pathrazer of Ulamog is a favorite of mine for reanimator decks
September 26, 2016 1:09 p.m.
Lord_Khaine says... #16
_person_ - favorite Eldrazi of mine for reanimator would have to be It That Betrays. Having that work alongside Sheoldred, Whispering One and Thraximundar is crazy.
September 26, 2016 5:02 p.m.
That's true. The reason I like Pathrazer is because of the evasion. Casting it turn 1-3 makes it very hard to block. I once had a game where I reanimated pathrazer t1, and my opponent played a Deadly Recluse. If it had been It that Betrays, he would have sacrificed 2 lands, and blocked. But, why not just run both?
JohannKlink says... #2
Zombies. Gravecrawler,Relentless Dead,Diregraf Colossus,etc
September 25, 2016 6:42 p.m.