Reanimator (Strategy)

Reanimator is a deep strategy in cEDH with many sub-archetypes. Overall, a Reanimator deck in cEDH wants to cheat in a massive, game-winning creature such as Hullbreaker Horror, Razaketh the Foulblooded, Worldgorger Dragon, Necrotic Ooze, or Protean Hulk. These decks put cards into their graveyard then use a spell like Animate Dead to bring the creature back. Green-playing decks in recent times have slotted in Neoform and Eldritch Evolution as additional methods of cheating in their big creature.

### Speeds

Reanimator decks run the gamut from highly proactive to more disruptive and all speeds in between. Many Reanimator decks often layer their reanimation plan with value grinding, other combos that like cards being in the graveyard, or self-mill strategies like Hermit Druid that set up their graveyard with reanimation targets and spells.

### Worldgorger Dragon/Abdel Adrian

A once-popular combo that Reanimator decks have played is Worldgorger Dragon + an Animate Dead effect. It is easily one of, if not the riskiest combo in the entire format, as it threatens to exile a pilot's entire board state. As such, it is typically only played in low-color decks that can win off of the combination of infinite mana and untaps that the combo gives, as higher-color decks have much safer and more efficient win conditions. Abdel Adrian's printing has given Orzhov decks a similar combo to Worldgorger, albeit a much safer one due to saving the pilot's lands from being exiled in case the combo is disrupted.

### Necrotic Ooze

A win condition that has fallen out of favor in recent times, Necrotic Ooze decks seek to put a combination of creatures into their graveyard to give Ooze a combination of abilities that result in a win. Necrotic Ooze decks also usually play Buried Alive to assemble their Ooze combo pieces as well as the Ooze with a way to reanimate Ooze in hand to set up wins.

### Razaketh the Foulblooded

Since its release in Amonkhet, Razaketh has become a premiere reanimation target for decks built around him. His repeatable tutor at the cost of life, an abundant resource in EDH, is incredibly powerful, and cheating him into play has become the basis for many modern Reanimator decks. Razaketh's power to tutor efficient win conditions like Thoracle Consult and Underworld Breach combos has made him a force to be reckoned with. The lines that Razaketh decks take to tutor out their win conditions are myriad and vary wildly from deck to deck depending on the colors a deck has, but with enough creatures to feed Razaketh's ability almost invariably means a win without his controller being disrupted.

## Reanimator Decks

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth: A mono-black list that uses its commander to cheat mana costs using the pilot's life as a resource. Usually reanimates Vilis, Razaketh, or Necrotic Ooze.

Anje Falkenrath: Commander-centric Rakdos deck that churns through its deck looking for Worldgorger or Dockside Curio wins.

Old Stickfingers: A resilient and fast Golgari list that basically has Buried Alive in the command zone.

Raffine, Scheming Seer: A stax-reanimator deck that reanimates Necrotic Ooze and Razaketh that churns through its deck with its commander and cheap hatebears.

Tymna Kodama: Abzan Stax that pivots into Razaketh wins.

Kaalia of the Vast: A tightly layered Turbo Naus deck that reanimates or cheats in massive, game-winning demons as a backup plan with its commander.

Tasigur, the Golden Fang: A Sultai deck that can build into fast Ad Naus, Razaketh, or Control with equal effectiveness, Tasigur as an infinite mana outlet and sacrifice fodder for Neoform or Eldritch Evolution.

Thrasios + Armix: Sultai Midrange that uses Armix to discard reanimation targets like Razaketh, Seedborn Muse, and more.

Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: A tightly layered self-mill deck that wants to reanimate a Thoracle or Laboratory Maniac. Frequently layers Hermit Druid and Protean Hulk with its reanimation and Naus plan.

Thrasios Tymna: A proactive-midrange Razaketh or Hulk deck that combines the power of its commanders with the fast wins enabled by reanimation.