Table of Contents show The Basics: Regular Card Types Every card in Magic has at least one type
It suffers from anti-synergy with tokens (and is locked out of mono-black Commander decks due to egregious color ID rules), but on the whole it does more good than ill a remarkable achievement for its cursed cycle
Midrange Battles As much of a dedicated Reanimator decklist as this is, it should be noted that all of these removal spells do give you a chance to win a midrange battles
Blue can be oppressive to fight through for Red, Boros, or Gruul decks
Santa is magic, and also omniscient, which means hes basically God, so bringing people back to the dead fits the character perfectly
They frequently have abilities like unblockable, flying, or deathtouch, allowing them to slip past defenses and apply consistent pressure