Need Deck Deck Help: Reanimator A.K.A "HellBound"

[Master_Mason]

Creatures:

3x Hidden Horror
1x Visara the Dreadful
1x Hypnox
1x Verdent Force
1xPhantom Nishoba
1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1x Commander Greven il-Vec
1x Symbiotic Wurm
4x Laquatus's Champion

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
2x Animate Dead
1x Entomb
4x Buried Live
2x Living Death
4x Zombify
3x Recurring Nightmare
3x Exhume

Land:

2x Cabal Coffers
2x Lake of the Dead
20x Swamp

This deck does work pretty well, but sometimes it is a little slow, any ideas ho wI can speed it up? THANX A MILLION!

[JustListen2Me]

what I have noticed with reanimator is that mono black versions of it lack consistancy and the speed that other versions do that include blue for cards like Carefull Study and Intuition.
Then there is the o so popular Welder Reanimator which is by far the best reanimator deck u can get. But I'm getting off the point.

If you want to keep it simple I would take out some creatures and just add ones that are neccasary. The creatures you use seem not to be the best choices. Ever think of Sundering Titan? How about platinum angel?

I would say cut 3x Hidden Horror
1x Visara the Dreadful
1x Hypnox
1x Verdent Force
1xPhantom Nishoba
1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1x Commander Greven il-Vec
1x Symbiotic Wurm
4x Zombify
2x Lake of the dead and Cabal Coffers
and cut 6 swamps

Add 4 Intuition
4 Careful Study
4 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
1 Platinum Angel
2 Sundering Titan
2 Intuition
2 Balthor the Defiled

I tried to get your deck as suited for an easy Legacy meta without changing it all to welder reanimator. In Legacy you need the draw. Also you need the some control and or game control with titan and platinum angel. You have to realize that legacy can ether be very fast via goblins or very controling with landstill//bbs. You need something that will guarentee your win and not stretch you arms out hopin to get all your Champions into play to make them lose life.

[Master_Mason]

Tank you Just listen2me, I am still a little confused, do you have a revised deck list? And also, this deck needs a sideboard

[JustListen2Me]

I edited my previous post on some ideas

[JustListen2Me]

o ya also entomb is quite banned in Legacy.

[JustListen2Me]

This is My current decklist for reanimator and feel more than happy to take it or ask questions.

Welder Reanimator:

4 Goblin Welder
4 Careful Study
4 Intuition
4 Sundering Titan
4 Fire/Ice
4 Exhume
4 Reanimate
1 Masticore
1 Platinum Angel
2 Bosh, Iron Golem
2 Vampiric Tutor
2 Cabal Therapy
1 Duplicant
2 Chrome Mox

4 Seat of the Synod
4 Great Furnace
4 Vault of Whispers
3 City of Brass
4 Underground River
3 Shivan Reef

[2-Xtreme]

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[Master_Mason]

That is a Type one right? I like it I think...mmmm..I was trying to fix my deck for as cheap as possible I am not a hard core buyer of MAgic no more, but I do buy singles and make me a good deck here and there

[JustListen2Me]

type 1.5 or Legacy is what the decklist I posted is.

[JustListen2Me]

for as cheap as possible check my first post on splashing it with blue for careful studies and the like. Since u prolly don't wanna buy intiution (20 bucks a piece) go with Thirst for Knowledge

[Master_Mason]

NEW LIST

Creatures:

4x Laquatus's Champion
2x Sundering Titan
2x Balthor the Defiles
1x Platinum Angel
2x Petradon

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
2x Animate Dead
1x Entomb
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
3x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition

Lands:

14x Swamp
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

Well, Any thoughts??

[JustListen2Me]

I like it as a matter o fact hehe. Cept the entomb is banned unless you wanna play type 1 where this will have a very hard time winning. And you should ad least play with a couple islands.

[Master_Mason]

Creatures:

4x Laquatus's Champion
2x Sundering Titan
2x Balthor the Defiles
1x Platinum Angel
2x Petradon

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
2x Animate Dead
1x Demonic Tutor
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
3x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition

Lands:

11x Swamp
3x Island
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

I am still confused on why I would need tp keep the Recurring nightmares? I used for a combo effect? And wouldn't I need more resurrection power?

[JustListen2Me]

Demonic tutor is also banned. Try for Something like Vampiric Tutor but you should play with at least 2 of them.

[Master_Mason]

Ok well I will try again


Creatures:

4x Laquatus's Champion
2x Sundering Titan
2x Balthor the Defiles
1x Platinum Angel
2x Petradon
1x Rorix, Bladewing

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
2x Animate Dead
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
3x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition

Lands:

11x Swamp
3x Island
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

[JustListen2Me]

add 2 Vampiric Tutors to that build since it only has 58 cards in it hehe. actually take out the rorix

[JustListen2Me]

actually no add 2x Vampiric Tutor and 2x Cabal Therapy.

The deck will be a perfect 60 cards without the rorix.

[JustListen2Me]

Creatures:

4x Laquatus's Champion
2x Sundering Titan
1x Platinum Angel
2x Petradon

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
3x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition
2x Vampiric Tutor
3x Exhume
3x Reanimate

Lands:

11x Swamp
3x Island
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

This looks like a good final decklist to play

[Master_Mason]

LOL ya. meh bad at math, 3 Vamperic Tutors, I guess Diabolic Tutors r to expensive and have my beloved demonic tutors are banned (I have 4) Is there n e thing else I could add? This is very nice or becoming nice.

[Master_Mason]

61 cards total?
And I will need a sideboard

[JustListen2Me]

Creatures:

4x Laquatus's Champion
2x Sundering Titan
1x Platinum Angel
2x Petradon

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
3x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition
2x Vampiric Tutor
3x Exhume
3x Reanimate

Lands:

11x Swamp
3x Island
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

The best I could get is in this decklist and as for a sideboard I would need to know what kind of decks you play against.

[Master_Mason]

Good Decklist, UI really like ur help an dI will e-mail u later today or something, this list is just freaking meo ut because There is so small creatures and I have hella reanimator spells in there, but u r a pro an dI am a rusty old school player so I trust ya

[JustListen2Me]

The reason behind this is that most of the time u will be searching for creatures and watnot with tutors. I find that in non artifact based reanimator creatures die and usually have no way of gettin back. But test it out and see how u feel and tell me the results. I would be more than happy to make the required changes. I suppose to could take out a reanimate and an exhume and put in a couple masticores which isnt a bad idea

[Master_Mason]

I will have to proxy it up and escape my soon to be fiancia, LOL If you could play test or osmeting that would be great, So basically the new stragey is dump da creatures inteh graveyard an dbring em back (DUH) but take comtrol with platnum angel and te titans (this just accurred to me Titans + Recurring Nightmare :) N e way and use all the reanimator spells to keep them in play as u widdle down ur opponent?m Then ditch the Angel and victory?

[JustListen2Me]

I see where you might be right about too many reanimation spells so here are the fixes.

Cut reanimate as ur platinum angel isnt such a guarentee.
And now use 4x Putrid Imp

61 cards ill post the decklist

[JustListen2Me]

Thats the strategy but I'm starting to think of drawing too much reanimation and not enuff other stuff.

[JustListen2Me]

actually nevermind the final decklist is fine. No problems with reanimation spells.

[JustListen2Me]

and yes recurring nightmare+sundering titan is one hell of a combo which is my i think......*DING*

Cut 1 reanimate and 1 exhume and add 2 more sundering titan
Use 4 reccuring nightmare

[Master_Mason]

I was thinking, should I run two platinum angels? Just in case on egets removed fromthe game some hoW? I am gonan crash will e-nail u later

[JustListen2Me]

k final list then im done posting for the night:

4x Sundering Titan
4x Champion
2x Platinum Angel
1x Duplicant

Spells:

4x Dark Ritual
4x Buried Alive
2x Living Death
4x Recurring Nightmare
4x Careful Study
4x Intuition
2x Vampiric Tutor
2x Exhume
2x Reanimate

Lands:

11x Swamp
3x Island
4x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea

61 Cards and added duplicant cuz it is crazy with recurring nightmare.... problem is here is that sundering titan will mess up your land too.... u need to use non basic lands that dont count as basic lands to keep them alive.
Only way I can think to get around this problem is make sure theyre defensless with duplicant and then blast their lands with sundering titan for a while and just control em with a 7/10 beatstick that they cant do nething about...at this rate of change it's gonna become welder reanimator.

[chessman4991]

You may also want to try out the bazaar/squee engine. Works pretty well with reanimator.

[One-of-chaos]

Or intuition, or gifts if on a budget which I assume you are.

[Engine_number_9]

2x Vampiric Tutor
2 Chrome Mox


These are poor choices. Try running 1 demonic tutor and 1 vampiric instead;)

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=judge/resources/sfrvintage

[JustListen2Me]

These are poor choices. Try running 1 demonic tutor and 1 vampiric instead;)

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=judge/resources/sfrvintage


was originally a 1.5 deck good luck usin those the cards you listed in legacy......