How to deal with reanimator decks
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Posted on Dec. 1, 2012, 3:54 a.m. by xylotzar
Hey guys so for quite a while now I've been playing a grixis midrange/control deck at my local friday night magic. Generally the deck performs well against most other decks i have come up against considering it is not a T1 deck. I seem to have a great deal of trouble dealing with reanimator decks and recently I have been seeing more and more of them. I've tried running slaughter games and I've tried running cremate. I've tried running both of them together but they are still very inconsistent and my deck still has no good answer to reanimator decks. Do you guys have any advice on how to consistently deal with reanimator decks using grixis colors?
Gatecrashed says... #3
card:Tormod's Crypt and card:Grafdigger's Cage are amazing sideboard cards againt reanimator.
December 1, 2012 4:25 a.m.
pumpkinsword says... #4
Rakdos Charm also works if you need to exile their graveyard at instant speed. card:Grafdigger's Cage shuts down Unburial Rites in general.
December 1, 2012 4:41 a.m.
I wrote something on this at the beginning of the month look under the general forms for a thread deck breakdown: junk reanimator it has some useful information in there
December 1, 2012 10:08 a.m.
For grixis there isnt much. card:Grafdigger's Cage and Rakdos Charm are about it. Cremate maybe sometimes.
December 1, 2012 11:47 a.m.
CrimsonKing says... #8
card:Tormod's Crypt and Rakdos Charm are good but can only help so much. card:Grafdigger's Cage is your best bet against re-animator decks. It will stay on the feild and hinder them for the the rest of the game if left intact.
December 1, 2012 2:47 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #9
This one might not be as obvious, but if they're not reanimating hexproof creatures, you can always take them for yourself with Olivia Voldaren (as long as you can tap for all that mana).
Epochalyptik says... #2
The Q&A is for rules questions only. Moved to the general forums.
December 1, 2012 3:56 a.m.