Vulcantorix

Don't see Blood Baron of Vizkopa either , one of the best Lifegain cards in standard atm simply because it hits field and ur opponent scoops unless theyre running red or sweeps

uhhh yeah he is lol , for another 3 months

not to mention hes a staple card in almost any B/W deck

Only one question .... where the F*** is Sorin ???

I've tried this similar build in the past and it fails miserably against everything UNLESS you draw perfect , the huge downsides are too reliant on ramp , one board sweep and it has no recovery really , and it is limited to alternate conditions, I changed mine to more mid range flash spell type running 4 of each charm in bant (Azor, Seles, and simic) , 4 voice of resurgence , 4 Biomancers , 3 geist of st traft , 4 advent of the wurm , 4 snapcaster mage, and 3 sphinx rev , 2 prime speaker to top the curve at 6 then 24 land (3 caverns) with all the options those charms provide it makes this deck very competitive given snapcaster can abuse them and everyone likes a 4/3 snapcaster lol , the sideboard substituted more control hate cards like Thalia, dispels, negates , blind obedience , a trostani , yeva , and some other spells to save your board

I actually ran a similar version of esper hexproof a few weeks ago at an FNM and placed 2nd to Naya Blitz , but I ran Ajani over sorin for the out of nowhere double strike flying , and Blind Obedience just didn't see either of the 2 I main board against the blitz deck rofl go figure... , My creature base is the same except I do run ONE Obzedat for shits and giggles , my enchantment setup was a bit different though, 4 Predators Gambit, 2 Favorable Winds, 2 Blind Obedience, 4 Ethereal Armor, 4 Gift of Orzhova, 4 Spectral flight, 2 Call to Serve. My friends told me to cut the Favorable Winds , until they saw how much work it put in with a Geist Suited up with Spectral flight and Ethereal.. 8/8 Geist, 5/5 angel ? lol

I do like Revelation better, but Charmbreaker and Snapcaster as good as he is , is kinda moot in here since the main goal is Gilded lotus T4 / 5 into a Sire , Bolas , or big enough Rakdos to empty their hand.

Not really seeing the point of even running the plains in here lol, Id swap them out for Isolated chapels or something so atleast you get the black value from them aswell. Recommendations I would put in Reya Dawnbringer and Ink-Eyes (the rat dunno his whole name lol but he is crazy for reanimator)

Yeah I tested it on cockatrice alot today , took fire, 1 emmissary and rampagers out for strangleroot geists, vorapede and pyreheart wolves , deck is very fast now , and can sustain a pretty good pounding with all the undying creatures , actually did very well against some 1st place decks from recent IQs

Placed 33rd out of 320ish in Edison NJ saturday with it , so it didnt do too bad for bringing something new to the table with EVERYONE playing Esper or Jund mid

Death rite shaman is amazing people just fail to read him fully and think about the obvious , "He uses your opponents graveyard against them ! Lol " you do not just have to exile cards from your graveyard, exile your opponents it will make them hesitant to play spells because they know it will set them back 2 life one way or another everytirn they do lol

Yeah I know my versions draw power was pretty limited aswell, I mainly used Altars Reap and Jarads Orders, but my version also had a High below turn 5 win chance. FNM Story ;)

Couple weeks ago at FNM I played my G/B Zombie Troll deck, my opponent forfeited on turn 3 lol

Opening hand

Overgrown Tomb, Swamp, Woodland Cemetary, Lotleth Troll, Veilborn Ghoul, Veilborn Ghoul, Wreath of Geists.

T-1 - Tomb tapped
T-2 - (Drew a Gravecrawler) Cemetary - Lotleth Troll (They tried to pillar the troll, Discarded both ghouls and Crawler -5/4 troll)
T-3 - (Drew another Wreath of Geists lol) - Played Swamp (return ghouls to hand) Discarded both Ghouls again, Played both Wreaths on the Troll -13/12 troll turn 3 lol... they just gave up.


But umm as for cards I personally would add to help your deck, Im not a fan of scavenge (apart from slitherhead) I feel it costs too must for a sorcery speed ability.

I "LOVE" Ghoultree you can discard him early on to feed your troll, and later cast Ghoulcallers chant to bring him back (hes a zombie too) and play him for peanuts.. boom 10/10 hit him with rancor and they concede or at the very least it takes the heat off of your troll for a bit, and If you noticed I have ONE Jarad in my deck because I dont want him early game but Ill search for Him and a tree or something mid game, Slam him in play then play the tree Only to Sac Fling it with Jarad for 10+

I also personally like Deathrite shaman in replace of Scavenge, since he can also affect your opponents graveyard.

Anymore help you need just ask, Im no "Pro" but I do generally finish top 20-30 In 2k Events I enter :)

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=390593

That's is the B/G deck I Built for tourney play , it works amazing on FNM nights but like I said its not competitive in 2k tourneys etc..

But to make urs better I'd suggest wreath of geists and ghoultree for sure

You cannot regenerate -x/-x etc. it's ruling is similar to sacrificing. I too built a deck like this actually put it together too and soon found its way too slow and clunky to be competitive, you're basing your entire game around 1 or 2 creatures. Terminus and cards that force sacrifice such as Lilliana and barter in blood eat golgari decks. Heavy U/W control decks also tear this apart , 4 oring / 4 dspheres is all one needs to shut this deck down really. Although my version was slightly different , you have absolutely no draw power at all , meaning by turn 4 ur generally top decking the rest of the game ... It's an amazing theory deck but its just way to slow and incompetent to work trust me

Two Words for this deck.... DOOMED TRAVELER !!! .. Where is he ???? lol amazing 1 Drop + he is a human. And since its a HUMAN based reanimator deck, and your Mulching cards... Where in gods good name is Dearly Departed !!!?? lol ... you mulch 1 or 2 of her and ALL your humans hit play as bombs.

Have you thought about adding Splinterfright in and dropping out a few of the mulch cards? Not sure if I like it either but hes an everyturn mulch thats P/T can be unpredictable at anymoment with this deck.

And one other thing.... What are you naming with Cavern? lol This isnt exactly Tribal based, you could take out the Caverns for 2x Kessig Wolf Run

Id slide in 2 or 3 Nightshade Peddlers to pair with the ooze, Ive used it in the past and it is a real filthy combo, Giving the ooze deathtouch, Id also swap the garruks , Mainboard Relentless and side Primal hunter, relentless can search for everything you need real easily with all your undying creatures. Id cut 1x huntmaster, 1x tracker and 1x Silverheart for 3x Nightshade peddlers though, with him in play in will make your opponent make hard choices on what to get rid of, Him paired with Silverheart is also just outright mean and nasty, 5/5 DT and an 8/8 DT lol ?

I haven't come up with a solid sideboard for it yet really, I was throwing around Angel of Serenity , Entreat , Witchbane orbs , grafdiggers cages , tragic slips and a more faiths rewards last night, didnt really hurt or hinder the deck too much the tragic slip did help one game against friggin aristocrat tho. Deck I lost to in the finals was a Rakdos burn ... sooo many kill spells and direct damage I couldnt keep anything on the board except a few lingering souls, dreadbore, rakdos return, bonfire, and cryptborn horror after a miracled thunderous wrath lol i was like well lube me up and aim for penetration think he dropped horror as an 8/8 that turn...

I placed 2nd at FNM last night with it, youre right about the early game, most people were playing Vampire or Zombies a few U/W control which I loved dropping Faiths reward in response to their verdict on turn 5 lmao, what you keep sublime and silverblade? F me... scoop LOL, anyways yeah, my one drop is Duty Bound which isnt the greatest but he does have exalted which amazingly helps the mid game aspect once sublime hits field only problem i had was stromkirk noble and gravecrawler hitting me once or twice really once i hit 4 it was flood gates open pretty much, one bomb after another , Demon, Sublime, Sorin. Best game I had last night was

T1 - Swamp = Duty Bound
T2 - Isolated Chapel = Duty Bound
T3 - Plains - Paladin (unpaired)
T4 - Swamp - Desecration Demon
T5 - Cathedral of War - they tapped demon with a sacced judges familiar LOL then dropped verdict on their turn I played Faiths reward
T6 - Swamp - Sublime Swing with the Demon for 15 x 2 .. gg

Nivmagus is actually pretty amazing, from a judges standpoint, with multiple Nivmagus Elementals in play, they all benefit from the 2 +1/+1 counters from exiling a spell, theres been a long going arguement about it lol and finally got a solid verdict from a long time judge, the wording of the card states "nivmagus elemental gets the counters, not "target nivmagus elemental", "on it" , or "on this creature" like 99.99% of the cards that receive +1/+1 counters state.

This is almost identical to my current standard play FNM deck LOL , mine is "slightly" different but not much mine is more based around plain Wolves / Wolf tokens, I run Pyreheart Wolf and Young wolf in mine, as their undying lets them survive a Verdict drop. Pyreheart is basically a win if you have tokens and Wildblood Pack (instigator gang w.e lol) swinging as they gain 2 block requirement and pump. I also do not use Silverheart or Electrickery, and Instead run 2x Garruk Relentless and 2x Mizzium Mortars Other than that though they are pretty much identical, and I know exactly what you mean by big fliers being a problem, Which is why I side in Bower Passage, and Aerial Predation, I also run Witchbane Orbs in my side with Grafdiggers because I realized that a good mill control deck gives me problems.