4
Hidden Horror
4 Merfolk Traders
4 Verdant Force
3 Shivan Dragon
2 Sliver Queen
2 Necrosavant
4 Animate Dead
4 Dark Ritual
2 Living Death
4 Necromancy
4 Mana Leak
4 Firestorm
4
City of Brass
3 Underground River
3 Sulfurous Springs
2 Reflecting Pool
2 Undiscovered Paradise
4 Gemstone Mine
1 Swamp
1 Island
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 Comer-zilla.
Description of deck by Ben Bleweiss(quoted):
 Animate Dead has gone through so many template changes over the
course of its existence that I’m going to have to break it down.
Originally, it was an Enchant Dead Creature, which brought a card from
either graveyard back into play at reduced power. This technically
didn’t ever work, since the creature ceased being ‘dead’ once it came
into play. For a brief period, Animate Dead worked as a global
enchantment which kept the reanimated creature in play. By the time
Fifth Edition rolled around, the wording on Animate Dead was finalized.
Now, the card functioned as an Enchantment, which transformed into an
Enchant Creature once the creature it targeted came into play. Got it?
Since it needs to continually stay aboard the creature spell, it’s
included on the list as the eighth most powerful Enchant Creature.
The greatest joy of Animate Dead (and its brethren Dance of the Dead and
Necromancy) came from forcing your opponent to discard a large creature
early (usually with a Hymn to Tourach or Mind Twist), and then reviving
THEIR creature. There’s no feeling in Magic like having a turn two 3/4
Serra Angel courtesy of your opponent’s graveyard. Did your opponent use
two Lightning Bolts to kill your Juzam Djinn? Simply tap two mana and
bring him back at nearly full strength. Heck, why not just Entomb a
Verdant Force and smile as your turn-two 6/7 starts pumping out 1/1
creatures before your opponent even knows what hit them?
BONUS TRIVIA: Spirit of the Night possessed protection from black
because R&D didn’t want him to be easily animated with Animate Dead and
similar spells!
Alan Comer's Godzilla deck is one of the most famous "reanimator" decks
ever.
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