As usual, it's time for me to work out what to play in the coming PTQ. Unusually, I've pretty much figured out how to pull it off without spending too much money.
What deck gets around Damnation, aggro, Tarmagoyf and (sort of) the brine lock?
Reanimator. Specifically, reanimator seven-shot.
9 Swamp
9 Forest
4 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Prismatic Lens
4 Dread Return
4 Timbermare
3 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
4 Llanowar Mentor
4 Greenseeker
4 Wall of Roots
3 Sudden Death
3 Gathan Raiders
3 Skirk Ridge Exhumer
2 Extirpate
Capable of Turn 3 Akroma, but not likely. A turn 4 Akroma or Timbermare is likely, with redundancy in the form of a flashbacked Dread Return or some such.
The deck really shines against B/U control. Almost nothing needs to be done at instant speed, so Teferi is almost meaningless. And Damnation doesn't slow the deck down much at all. If your opponent is playing Damns, just hold a Dread return in hand and use it to jump start the beatdown after a Damn.
