This is no earthquake honey

The red splash is worth more than the board, as having even that one extra Careful Study in the form of Faithless Looting does a lot for the deck. The board was the original reason I splashed red though, and I can't say I'm anything but satisfied with Pyroblast. It's good against Fish, it's good against Sneak & Show, and it can deal with Wallet Sculptors.

Ethan ran Flusterstorm in the main deck, as did I for a good while, but Spell Pierce is just so much more versatile in that slot. I do miss pissing off Storm players with it though, it's one of the best responses to Tendrils ever printed.

Sphinx is because I am tired of seeing Maverick and Zoo, protection from green with lifelink and vigiliance is kind of like flipping them the bird the entire match. Inkwell is also a good choice against them, and Fish. Immunity to targeted removal, islandwalk, and trample on a 7/11 body? Yes, very yes!

I'm glad you like it though Jack, this is really my pride and joy when it comes to MtG! It's one of the first decks I ever used for competitive Legacy, and it's certainly been my favorite.

ah i see. like i said those creatures def do their job! and i totally dig the toolbox aspect. being able to grab the right dude for any givin situation. reanimator has always been one of my favorite archetypes as well. iv never piloted the deck personally but i consider myself mainly a combo player, and i love that reanimator is basically a combo deck in a tempo shell. being able to run discard, AND daze/force/etc is so awesome.

yeah again i agree with quasimofo, griselbrand in reanimator is a lil crazy. most recent reanimator list are running 3-4 of him. the other card your missing that i see in alot for reanimator builds is blazing archon. i think a more up to date creature selection looks something like 3-4 griselbrand(or split with jin), 1 blazing archon( or elesh norn), 1 iona, 1 tidespout tyrant

It's true, most Reanimator decks have a less suicidal inclination, but I standby the argument of why should I worry about myself, when I'm killing you? It's the core mentality of every black card printed that power is to be achieved regardless of cost.
Two copies is the norm, and it is a risky play, but in that place I now have Careful Study #5 in the form of Faithless Looting, and it makes an even ratio of pitch to catch(giggidy).

Extirpate is kind of just something I haven't removed from the sideboard, in all honesty I've been meaning to, but haven't gotten around to doing it yet. Probably going to set those spots back to an older setup I used, see if it's worth returning to.

Blazing Archon vs. Empyrial Archangel is a debate that has gone on for a long time, and I flip-flop between sides. It's honestly a meta-choice in my eyes, which one you run. And Tidespout is amazing, but feels slow to me. If I don't win on the spot, I should reduce the opponents chances of winning as much as possible.
Now running three Griselbrand is something I absolutely can not get behind. They're powerful, but the tech advantage is what gives Reanimator such a spectacular game one! If I dedicated three slots to him, it'd be three slots with one purpose, and the toolbox aspect is what gives Reanimator the tech advantage in the first place. It's the same as when people kept telling me run four copies of Jin-Gitaxias, I said no, and I proceeded to maintain my 3:1 win loss ratio.

the latest scgo 3rd place list:
http://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=4636&d=226824

numbers look super tight!

i have to agree though, the combo/toolbox nature of reanimator is a huge draw to the deck imo

Ah, I hadn't noticed how much Faithless Looting would come in useful. In those regards it makes perfect sense. I personally do not understand the need for 3-4 Griselbrand. Versatility is one of the most powerful intangible aspects of this game, and limiting such versatility seems a trifling endeavor.

Now, I hate to be a tiring little pest, but if I could ask you to look over my Zedruu EDH (or any others if you're so inclined), it would be most appreciated.

Of course I'll check it out, I've actually been meaning to check out your EDH lists, but the format is still daunting to me.

I'd actually suggest Faerie Macabre instead of either of those, it allows for easier bluffing, and since it never actually gets cast, it's incredibly obnoxious to deal with.
Pox would happen, eventually, but against you I'm not sure which variant I would use. Probably something close to the Amore e Morte build, but with Contamination boarded out.
And as for Doomsday, I've lost to some hilarious things, for instance Words of Wisdom in response to Tendrils of Agony... And Cerebral Vortex... I'd usually laugh at losing to those kinds of cards, but Doomsday is one of the few times it's a legitimate concern.

Losing to Words of Wisdom is pretty damn entertaining. I would love to have seen that. With as much black as I play, I'm astounded to see a card like Faerie Macabre finally coming to my attention when I easily own 2-3 playsets of it...if not more.
I'd love to play against the Amore e Morte build, although if I ran mono black like I usually do, the Contamination would surely be swapped with your Pithing Needle and Duress. So, in honesty... I think, for a challenege, I'd probably try my Jace control deck against it.

Actually I'd probably swap Contamination out for Surgical Extraction, and then -1 Bitterblossom -1 Entomb for the two copies of Duress. Maybe even just swap out Contamination for Taskmaster like I do against ANT. It would all depend on how the first game went, I'd need to see how you react to things before I could judge how I'd SB properly. Against your Jace deck I'd probably trade out all three copies of Tangle Wire for the needles though, but again, it all would depend on how you act during game one.

I'm also really surprised you've never considered using Faerie Macabre, but it seems a lot of people haven't. I guess it's a hidden gem of graveyard hate.

That is a pretty popular setup to abuse Griselbrand in, and in my opinion EMrakul has always proved too much of a design constraint to be entirely viable. I can say that while I agree that Griselbrand is everything reanimators wanted from Jin-Gitaxias, and maybe a little more, but it's because he's so powerful that I'll only ever run him at three at tops. It's too much of a good thing, and reduces the decks versatility overall, which in my area is a negative point.
Now in a fully developed meta running only the best of the best? I would ditch Jin for Griselbrand, and switch out Archangel for Blazing Archon to deal with Sneak & Show, and maindeck Inkwell in place of the Sphinx. In the midst of the jank though, it needs the versatility tbh.

If Griselbrand gets banned, I'd be sad, but not surprised in the slightest. It's hard to think of a time when Reanimator wasn't one of the heaviest contenders, the lowest it has been since Entomb was legal again was probably right after the Mystical Tutor ban hit.

i wasnt fortunate enough to play with mystical tutor but my recent obsession with storm has me wishing i had! mystical tutor in storm must have been so crazy.. and floating led mana from your upkeep to play the ad nauseam you put on top of your library.. ahg.. too crazy..

Yeah, with Mystical Tutor it was pretty intense, but the real insanity was when you could cast an IGG loop, that was the real deal right there.