Resurrect the beast, then watch it stomp!

Version 4 of the deck, now improved with Zombify!

Introduction

This is the fourth version of a dinosaur reanimation deck in Jund colors. It aims at resurrecting Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant with Zombify or Rakdos Joins Up and then put into play several high-mana dinosaurs. The dinos can gain haste from Palani's Hatcher or Bitter Reunion and end the game in a single turn with the opponent not being able to cast any sorcery-speed removal.

As a backup plan, you can hard-cast dinosaurs. In that case, Cavern of Souls is useful for providing uncounterability.

New Cards Since Previous Version

From Foundations

Zombify is a great reanimation spell, because it costs only 4 mana.

Duress can be useful vs counterspells and such.

Deck Design

Reanimation

• Count: 6

Rakdos Joins Up is great for animating legendary creatures, such as Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, because if they happen to die, they deal a hefty amount of damage to the opponent.

Crafting

• Count: 2

Saheeli's Lattice can be used to craft Mastercraft Raptor. It can get very big, especially if you use a couple of Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant to craft it. Crafting works with cards in the graveyard, so it's perfect for this deck. However, because it lacks trample and an evasion ability, Mastercraft Raptor is only of limited use.

Spot Removal

• Count: 5

Torch the Tower can be bargained with Bitter Reunion, Saheeli's Lattice // Mastercraft Raptor, and Rakdos Joins Up.

Board Wipe

• Count: 3

Brotherhood's End can be used to wipe the board of small creatures or to destroy all artifacts of mana value 3 or less.

Card Draw

• Count: 3

Card Selection

• Count: 11

Surveil lands can be used to select cards as well as fill the graveyard with big dinos.

Self-Discard Outlets

• Count: 12

Each of the discard outlets has also an alternative use. Bitter Reunion can be used to give haste to your team. Bitter Triumph acts as a removal for both creatures and planeswalkers. Saheeli's Lattice can be used as a semi-reanimation spell as you can craft it into Saheeli's Lattice // Mastercraft Raptor. Trumpeting Carnosaur can be used to deal damage to a creature or planeswalker and then later reanimated.

Direct Damage

• Count: 2

When a legendary creature dies, Rakdos Joins Up deals direct damage to the opponent.

Life Gain

• Count: 3

Discard Opponent's Cards

• Count: 1

Duress is useful for taking out the opponent's counterspells and removal spells that could interfere with your reanimation plans.

Counterspell Protection

• Count: 1

Cavern of Souls can provide uncounterability, if you are going to cast dinosaurs in a fair way.

Format

• The deck is for the Standard format with Tarkir: Dragonstorm being the last legal set.
• The deck is probably Tier 2 caliber.
• The deck can be played in both Bo1 and Bo3.

Source

Even though this version of the deck is my own design, it is very much inspired by other dinosaur reanimator decks.

Mana Base

Overview

• Total of 24 lands

Mana Color Produced

• 21 lands produce red mana
• 13 lands produce black mana
• 5 lands produce green mana
• 1 land produces colorless mana but may produce colored mana for casting a certain creature type
• 4 lands may produce green mana, if a Mountain or Forest is in play (the deck has 6 Mountains or Forests)

Land Types

• 4 dual-color tapped surveil lands (that count as a Mountain)
• 8 dual-color pain lands
• 4 dual-color fast lands
• 4 dual-color Verges
• 1 special land
• 3 basic lands

Design

Primary Color

The deck's primary color is red.

• There are 17 red-mana-producing lands that can be played untapped on turn 1.
• There are 21 red-mana-producing lands in total.

Secondary Color

The deck's secondary color is black.

• There are 9 black-mana-producing lands that can be played untapped on turn 1.
• There are 13 black-mana-producing lands in total.

Tertiary Color

The deck's tertiary color is green.

• 4 lands that produce green mana.
• 4 lands that may produce green mana.
• 1 land that produces green mana for green Dinosaur spells.

Sideboard

1-Mana Spells

Duress

Against control and combo decks.

Ghost Vacuum

Against other reanimation decks.

Torch the Tower

Against fast aggro decks.

2-Mana Spells

Abrade

Against Cori-Steel Cutter, Slickshot Show-Off, and Drake Hatcher.

Binding Negotiation

Against Kutzil's Flanker.

Bitter Triumph

Against problematic creatures and planeswalkers.

Tear Asunder

Against enchantments, such as Rest in Peace.

The Stone Brain

Against combo decks.

Lands

Cavern of Souls

Against counterspells.