instant reanimator

by kamacauser on 05 March 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (2)


Instants (2)


Artifacts (3)

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Deck Description

you can turn one an emrakul, it is more consistent turn three though.

Deck Tags

  • Reanimator
  • Instant
  • Modern
  • Competitive

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for instant reanimator

I like this kind of deck a lot because it is so unexpected most of the times.
In my opinion Unburial Rites and Thorough the Breach got too high cmc. As you mentioned in the description you want to pull off your combo as early as possible. Thus I would suggest focusing more on getting Goryo's Vengeance fast.
This can be done by adding Shred Memory which you can transmute into it. There are also some blue or blue/black 2cmc transmute cards, though a monoblack one might be more consistent.
Another problem is Emrakul since you cannot bring him back from the graveyard (he will always be shuffeled back into the library). A powerful red legendary creature which you can also exile for Fury of the Horde would be helpful instead.
Also you only have one option to discard Griselbrand (Faithless Looting). Maybe there are more option for discard.
I hope this helps. As I said, I like the idea of this decks. However I feel like there is room for improvement.

Edit:
Examples for suitable red legendaries:
Myojin of Infinite Rage (destroy all lands, opponent won't be able to deal with him)
Nicol Bolas (opponent loses his hand!)
Thraximundar

I strongly recommend Nicol Bolas.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 15:24

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Myojin won't work, it isn't being cast.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:12

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You're right, sorry. Doesn't have to be cast but it must be played from your hand.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:21

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Actually (and not that it matters, I'm just detailed ^_^ ) It's been errata'd, "played from hand" means the same thing as "cast from hand".

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:28

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It does need to be cast,the word cast is on the card.
To the point of the deck- unfortunately, this list is far from competitive.I have been working g to make a modern viable emrakul reanimator list for nearly a year, and the best I've been able to get it close to the Tin Fists list that was played in a recent event.

Essentially, its super fun, but not super consistent.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:33

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Ok, you win again :-) Thanks for clearing that up

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 09:29

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you win by turn 2 most of the time never play Fury of the Horde for it cmc so this deck is fine i dnt think you need 4 tentacruel though 2 should be fine add in another 2 Fury of the Horde instead or 1 horde and 1 cheap counter spell

t1 faithless pitch grislebrand and something not tentacruel
t2 goryo vengeance grisi swing, main phase 2: pay ife dig for Fury of the Horde pitch 2 red cards swing again main phase 3 do it again main phase 4 do it again

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 15:55

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As a side note, you can cheat Obzedat into play by exiling him using his ability before Goryo triggers. I know that works in standard with Whip of Erebos.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:15

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Also, this deck needs Liliana of the Veil... Because why not XD

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:24

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If you want to try another route, consider a one-of Godo, bandit warlord and one of the swords...

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:33

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Also, if you add a sac engine like smallpox or a cartel aristo or really, anything, you can reuse your legendaries since goryos only exiles at end of turn. Then add snapcasters and reuse it :D

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:39

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how do you get a turn 2 emrakul with a reanimator deck? emrakul doesnt go to the graveyard

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:28

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Goryo's vengeance is an instant. You respond to the emrakul shuffle trigger and snag him before it resolves

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 16:41

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i had the same question. thanks for the clarification ninjastyle

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 17:06

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I still don't really get it.. I assumed that it entering the grave auto triggered the shuffle so it doesn't technically go onto the stack does it? I always have issues understanding the word play on certain cards..

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 17:39

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no it says that he enters the grave, then his trigger goes on the stack, then instant speed the vengeance, it goes on stack and resolves first, then tentacles trigger goes on stack no target it fizzles out.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 17:54

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The emrakul trigger still resolves, it just resolves with goryo's vengeance in the yard instead of emrakul

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 18:23

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And yes, the emrakul shuffle is a trigger, and all triggers use the stack

Here is my current emrakul list. It is very similar to the one played at a recent large event,but I switched the mana base a bit.
http://www.mtgvault.com/ninjastyle612/decks/fists/

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 18:24

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yeah, i guess, i didn't think that all through

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 19:13

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Posted 04 August 2014 at 04:56

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turn 1 emrakul is typically bad, as its annihilator trigger does nothingif you are on the play, and gets a land and maybe a one drop on the draw. The only time a turn one Emrakul is even reasonable is against Affinity, singe the annihilator is relevant. Otherwise you empty you hand and go into topdeck mode against an opponent with 5 life and a full grip.

That being said, its still fun to see the look on their face as they take 15 on the first turn.....lol

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Posted 04 August 2014 at 10:52

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Posted 04 August 2014 at 16:54

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yeah. it sets up your turn 2 Emrakul :)

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Posted 05 August 2014 at 03:40

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ive actually missed doing that....turn 2 Grizz into 2 fury, could not find the 3rd for the win. Thats part of the inconsistency of this particular reanimator build. Its silly good when it works, but it makes you look silly when it doesnt.

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Posted 05 August 2014 at 03:46

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Emrakul, the Aeons Torn actiavtes its ability as soon as it hits the graveyard. Would an instant still work? Anyways... my deck turn two beats your deck!!! if i name the card. lol. http://www.mtgvault.com/mmmjkx2/decks/returned-and-never-again/

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 19:11

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yeah it would

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 19:14

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Not really.. It'd slow it down yeah, but it wouldn't necessarily beat it. They do have removal, and they can sb more removal or counter spells.

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Posted 06 March 2014 at 21:36

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Roil is kind of worthless. You'd probably never hit four mana just hanging around. Echoing Truth does it better. If you're looking to bouncing Emrakul or Big Gris before the sac trigger, use Unsummon.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 00:30

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you can't unsummon emrakul, has protection from colored spells, unsummon has to target him, so doesn't work, actually, that being said, i'm not sure you can use goryo's vengeance on him either, it being black and requires a target

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 05:36

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Goryo's Vengeance works on him because he only has protection from colored spells when he is on the battlefield.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 05:55

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alright, wasn't sure how that interaction would play out, thanks for clearing that up

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 06:01

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Right now your only win condition is Goryo, which makes the deck very vulnerable for graveyard hate.

As the deck is now you will need to find two Goryo's to win the game, or be extremely lucky with Fury of the Horde. Chances of that seems a bit slim, unless you get to play completely fish-bowl. But you will struggle with that when sideboard comes into play in round 2/3.

A couple of extra win conditions would vastly improve the chances of the deck. Either with Through the Breach or as a Tin Fist.
http://www.mtgvault.com/roar/decks/tin-fist/

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 10:21

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Think he means Fist of Suns, which, if you are gonna play that, you need to mess with the mana base pretty good. Through the Breach is a good idea, though.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 11:40

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The card is Fist of Sun, but the deck concept is called "Tin Fist" as an arch typical Modern deck. By combining Fist of Sun with Pentad Prism you can achieve the required mana base more easily.

The version I posted for Tin Fist was featured by Cardkingdom in their New Year edition.

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 15:35

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Posted 04 August 2014 at 04:59

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