Junk Reanimator in Theros??
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Posted on Sept. 8, 2013, 2:18 a.m. by Free_Iona
We all know how powerful the Junk Rites deck was over the past Standard season, but I'm starting to wonder if we'll continue to see it or whether it will simply disappear when Unburial Rites cycles out.
If anyone's seen the Theros spoilers, cards like Gift of Immortality and Return from the Underworld could signal that Reanimator could still very much be a strong deck, particularly with existing cards like Grisly Salvage , Angel of Serenity and Obzedat's Aid (the latter of which I imagine will be important for bringing into play the Gods or Enchantment Artifacts)
So what do you think? Judging from what we've seen so far from Theros, will reanimator still be a thing? or is it still too early to tell?
Stone_Munkee says... #3
The only viable target left in standard to reanimate will be Angel of Serenity . We're losing the other 2 good targets with Innistrad block rotating. It isn't likely to be a thing unless Theros drops some game-changing bombs like Griselbrand and Craterhoof Behemoth were
September 8, 2013 3:33 a.m.
If they spoil an efficient creature/enchantment with an ETB ability that lets you bring a sorcery from the graveyard to your hand (or just cast one), I could see a sort of reanimator existing. Use Commune with gods to find Rescue from the Underworld and toss it, cast the aforementioned creature getting Rescue, casting rescue on something good. Or if you have rescue in hand, commune to drop a good target and rescue it later.
The biggest problem is that Rescue exiles itself upon resolution, so you will only ever get one use out of each copy. Overall, I don't think there'll be a dominant reanimator deck in this Standard, unless something pretty good gets spoiled in this block. The current pieces are rather disconnected.
September 8, 2013 8:49 a.m.
Stone_Munkee says... #5
There actually was a fairly good B/W Reanimation target spoiled last night. When So&So ETB or Dies, Exile Target permanant.
September 9, 2013 9:02 a.m.
I saw that one, it's an Archon or something. A 5/5 for 8cmc? A very cool target. If you could make something work using Commune with the Gods + Gift of Immortality or Deadbridge Chant , I guess I could see Junk Reanimator still happening, particularly as wizards seem to be slowing the game slightly in Theros :) Though as some people have pointed out, it was Unburial Rites ability to flashback that made the Junk Rites deck so effective. There's still lots to be spoiled!
Darkness1835 says... #2
What made Reanimator so strong this past season was the flashback on Unburial Rites . You could Mulch or Grisly Salvage with reckless abandon, because not only could you cast it from the graveyard, it was cheaper, even. If Reanimator will still be viable remains to be seen. What I speculate is that if it is still viable in standard, it'll be a much slower, more calculating deck than what we saw with Innistrad-Ravnica.
September 8, 2013 3:29 a.m.