Created: Fri Mar 2 20:23:00 UTC 2014 Design Philosophy: UWB. Tries to be fairer than straight out reanimator. Does not die to grave removal, and is more reactive and controlling with midrange tactics. Can also cast reanimator fatties in late game. Abzan role model: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/budget-magic-100-abzan-rites-modern https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/hl-esper-reanimator-1 100 Mana (36): 1 Tundra 1 Underground Sea 1 Scrubland 1 Polluted Delta 1 Flooded Strand 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Windswept Heath 1 Marsh Flats 1 Verdant Catacombs 1 Misty Rainforest 1 Scalding Tarn 1 Arid Mesa 1 Prismatic Vista 1 Fabled Passage 1 Watery Grave 1 Godless Shrine 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Silent Clearing 1 Brightclimb Pathway 1 Clearwater Pathway 1 Hengegate Pathway 1 Underground River 1 Adarkar Wastes 1 Caves of Koilos 1 Concealed Courtyard 1 Darkslick Shores 1 Seachrome Coast 1 Drowned Catacomb 1 River of Tears 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 1 Cephalid Coliseum 1 Karakas 1 Snow-Covered Island 1 Swamp 1 Snow-Covered Island 1 Snow-Covered Swamp 1 Snow-Covered Plains Discard outlets (12): 1 Mental Note 1 Thought Scour 1 Careful Study (costs only 1, stays) 1 Hapless Researcher (costs only 1, stays) 1 Entomb 1 Bone Shards (M) 1 Unmarked Grave (M) 1 Collective Brutality 1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 1 Mission Briefing 1 Frantic Search 1 Intuition (2 fatties and Unburial Rites) Fatties (9): 1 Grave Titan 1 Burning-Rune Demon (replaces Rune-Scarred Demon as this is cheaper to cast) 1 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Archon of Coronation 1 Consecrated Sphinx 1 Archon of Cruelty 1 Ashen Rider 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite (Not cheap, but too good not to play against creatures as a silver bullet. Alternative: Waker of Waves). 1 Griselbrand Draw & tutor (10): 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Brainstorm 1 Ponder 1 Serum Visions 1 Sleight of Hand 1 Preordain 1 Imperial Seal 1 Tainted Pact 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Dig Through Time Utility (13): ?1 Arcum's Astrolabe 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Force of Will 1 Mental Misstep 1 Duress 1 Inquisition of Kozilek 1 Thoughtseize 1 Deathrite Shaman 1 Spell Pierce 1 Snapcaster Mage 1 Vendilion Clique 1 Counterspell 1 Mana Drain 1 Mana Leak 1 Liliana of the Veil (M) 1 Opposition Agent 1 Hullbreacher ?1 Lingering Souls (M) 1 Brazen Borrower 1 Vanishing Verse Reanimate (10): 1 Reanimate 1 Persist 1 Stitch Together 1 Animate Dead 1 Dance of the Dead 1 Priest of Fell Rites 1 Exhume 1 Makeshift Mannequin 1 Recurring Nightmare 1 Unburial Rites (M) ?1 Show and Tell SB: +1 Mausoleum Secrets ?1 Spellseeker +1 Cabal Initiate +1 Dakkon, Shadow Slayer +1 Read the Runes 1 False Memories 1 Professor of Symbology 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance -1 Merfolk Looter (Jace, Vryn's Prodigy better than any of these) -1 Trickster Mage -1 Looter il-Kor -1 Enclave Cryptologist -1 Owl Familiar -1 Thought Courier -1 Merfolk Traders -1 Vodalian Merchant -1 Strategic Planning (prefer instants due to build's counterspells) -1 Compulsive Research (prefer instants due to build's counterspells) +1 Brazen Borrower +1 Teferi, Time Raveler +1 Opposition Agent +1 Prismatic Ending +1 Vindicate ?1 Damn -1 Sphinx of Uthuun -1 Ashen Rider -1 Woodfall Primus -1 Damia, Sage of Stone -1 Terastodon -1 Primeval Titan -1 Rune-Scarred Demon (replaced by Burning-Rune Demon) -1 Shriekmaw -1 Dismember -1 Unmask -1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor -1 Exhume -1 Shallow Grave -1 Life/Death -1 Corpse Dance -1 Necromancy -1 Lim-Dul's Vault -1 Demonic Consultation -1 Night's Whisper (Esper Charm) -1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind (Archon of Cruelty) -1 Drogskol Reaver (there must be better than this, Archon of Cruelty) -1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur -1 Frost Titan -1 Sun Titan -1 Azorius Chancery -1 Orzhov Basilica -1 Dimir Aqueduct -1 Sunken Ruins +1 Radiant Solar +1 Castle Lochtwain -1 Thirst for Knowledge +1 Faithful Mending +1 The Modern Age +1 Tainted Indulgence +1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward ?1 Chrome Mox +1 Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator +1 Tomb Fortress +1 Canoptek Tomb Sentinel +1 Evangel of Synthesis (blocks, pitches to Grief and Force of Will) +1 Merfolk Pupil +1 Murktide Regent +1 Ledger Shredder