Reanimator 
Reanimator Standard decklist played by James Newman at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Portland - Saturday - 4:00 pm (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- James Newman
- Finish
- #27 of 51, 1-1
- Archetype
- Reanimator
- Staples
- Reanimator
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 2 Ardyn, the Usurper
- 4 Bringer of the Last Gift
- 4 Deceit
- 3 Formidable Speaker
- 2 Harvester of Misery
- 3 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
- 2 Town Greeter
- 2 Wistfulness
Instants (6)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Reanimator list
Average of 9 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Awaken the Honored Dead (4 vs 1.7)
- +2 Town Greeter (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Deceit (4 vs 2.6)
- +1 Harvester of Misery (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Oblivious Bookworm (0 vs 3.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Zero Point Ballad (3 vs 0.7)
- +1 Intimidation Tactics (3 vs 1.6)
- +1 Spider-Sense (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Glarb, Calamity's Augur (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Deep-Cavern Bat (0 vs 1.7)
Most unusual list in this period: JamS55 in ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Portland - Saturday - 4:00 pm (30 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.42 average mana value · 4.36 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 6 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (2.0%)
-
20 symbols (25.3%)
15 sources (30.0%)
-
46 symbols (58.2%)
18 sources (36.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
1 source (2.0%)
-
13 symbols (16.5%)
15 sources (30.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)