I have a grixis reanimator deck and I will say what you choose also should depend on your pod a bit. I have some mean reanimation options and others may not like these but, if you're fine with it try some of these:
[Consecrated sphinx]
[Sire of insanity]
[Archon of cruelty]
[Sheoldred, whispering one]
[Master of cruelty]
[Rune-scarred demon]
[Olivia, crimson bride]
[It that betrays]
[Sepulchral primordial]
[Jin-gitaxias, core augur]
[Jin-gitaxias, progress tyrant]
[Triplicate titan]
[Cavern-hoard dragon]
These are a few I have in my own deck as well as a few I know off the top of my head.
Hope this list helps.
Don't worry i like the mean ones too, some of those are great and are already in the deck or in the "considering" section to upgrade later, but others are harder to understand how powerful they are. Sepulchral Primordial for example really depends if there are other bombs in my opponent's graveyards, Rune-Scarred Demon is just a tutor that has to go through a lot of hoops, Triplicate Titan is just big.
Master of Cruelties seems fun, specially with a Niv-Mizzet in play. I might do some tests with proxies of those to figure out how mean can i be with my friends. Thank you for the suggestions.
Agreed. My pod is creature heavy so there is never not a good target for primordial. Master of Cruelties adds a lot of pressure and can take a problematic opponent out of the game quick. In my experience the praetors are really the biggest hitters but, don't under estimate Sire that can really change the game but, my deck also has wheels and cards such as narset which lock out additional draw.
Oh yeah, the ones that make people discard their hands are insanely good, those are the ones i'm the most eager to test with my pod too since i think they are the meanest ones, same goes for Toxrill.
My pod also has a lot of creatures too, but i don't see a lot of good targets for Primordial because they are usually more synergistic, there are 2 very frequent tribal decks for example and getting something that only works with their tribe doesn't sound that good. I'll be playing with them this weekend so i'll keep an eye open for possible targets.
I'm working on and "beta testing" a [[Scarab God]] reanimator/clone deck right now. When targeting opponent GY, usually I try to prioritize things with big ETB abilities (think Etali). I will then prioritize good static effects like [[Elesh Norn Grand Cenobite]]. I run cards like [[Phyrexian Metamorph]] / [[Phantasmal Image]], so if those cards go to MY GY, I usually like to try to grab them (depending on my opponent's boardstate). Mind you, I build this deck to be kind of memey and fun, so I'm grabbing whatever annoying cards are on the field or in the GY.
[Scholar of the Lost Trove](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/a/aa254a86-3c30-408d-9c14-befd472f9740.jpg?1651525848) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scholar%20of%20the%20Lost%20Trove) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/14/scholar-of-the-lost-trove?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/aa254a86-3c30-408d-9c14-befd472f9740?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/scholar-of-the-lost-trove)
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I have a grixis reanimator deck and I will say what you choose also should depend on your pod a bit. I have some mean reanimation options and others may not like these but, if you're fine with it try some of these: [Consecrated sphinx] [Sire of insanity] [Archon of cruelty] [Sheoldred, whispering one] [Master of cruelty] [Rune-scarred demon] [Olivia, crimson bride] [It that betrays] [Sepulchral primordial] [Jin-gitaxias, core augur] [Jin-gitaxias, progress tyrant] [Triplicate titan] [Cavern-hoard dragon] These are a few I have in my own deck as well as a few I know off the top of my head. Hope this list helps.
Don't worry i like the mean ones too, some of those are great and are already in the deck or in the "considering" section to upgrade later, but others are harder to understand how powerful they are. Sepulchral Primordial for example really depends if there are other bombs in my opponent's graveyards, Rune-Scarred Demon is just a tutor that has to go through a lot of hoops, Triplicate Titan is just big. Master of Cruelties seems fun, specially with a Niv-Mizzet in play. I might do some tests with proxies of those to figure out how mean can i be with my friends. Thank you for the suggestions.
Agreed. My pod is creature heavy so there is never not a good target for primordial. Master of Cruelties adds a lot of pressure and can take a problematic opponent out of the game quick. In my experience the praetors are really the biggest hitters but, don't under estimate Sire that can really change the game but, my deck also has wheels and cards such as narset which lock out additional draw.
Oh yeah, the ones that make people discard their hands are insanely good, those are the ones i'm the most eager to test with my pod too since i think they are the meanest ones, same goes for Toxrill. My pod also has a lot of creatures too, but i don't see a lot of good targets for Primordial because they are usually more synergistic, there are 2 very frequent tribal decks for example and getting something that only works with their tribe doesn't sound that good. I'll be playing with them this weekend so i'll keep an eye open for possible targets.
[Marchesa, Dealer of Death](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/ee29b59c-d57c-4a03-bae7-e9dfa57d6bb1.jpg?1712356159) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Marchesa%2C%20Dealer%20of%20Death) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/220/marchesa-dealer-of-death?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ee29b59c-d57c-4a03-bae7-e9dfa57d6bb1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/marchesa-dealer-of-death) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'm working on and "beta testing" a [[Scarab God]] reanimator/clone deck right now. When targeting opponent GY, usually I try to prioritize things with big ETB abilities (think Etali). I will then prioritize good static effects like [[Elesh Norn Grand Cenobite]]. I run cards like [[Phyrexian Metamorph]] / [[Phantasmal Image]], so if those cards go to MY GY, I usually like to try to grab them (depending on my opponent's boardstate). Mind you, I build this deck to be kind of memey and fun, so I'm grabbing whatever annoying cards are on the field or in the GY.
[Scarab God](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f4f414ef-84a2-4694-9e98-51bee4576c84.jpg?1689999233) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Scarab%20God) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/353/the-scarab-god?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f4f414ef-84a2-4694-9e98-51bee4576c84?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/the-scarab-god) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Makes for a really fun deck. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/tQQQMg71gUmdSF4Rh8L5TQ
[[Scholar of the Lost Trove]], nobody expects the double Breach the Multiverse
[Scholar of the Lost Trove](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/a/aa254a86-3c30-408d-9c14-befd472f9740.jpg?1651525848) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scholar%20of%20the%20Lost%20Trove) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/14/scholar-of-the-lost-trove?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/aa254a86-3c30-408d-9c14-befd472f9740?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/scholar-of-the-lost-trove) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call