Teneb, the Harvester

Gameplan

Teneb is an Abzan reanimator-midrange deck that grinds value with a 6/6 flyer that can steal any creature from any graveyard whenever it connects. You ramp into Teneb, fill graveyards (yours and opponents') with mass removal and self-mill, then reanimate the biggest threat each combat. The deck wins through accumulating overwhelming board advantage and recurring bombs faster than opponents can answer.

Key Cards

• Buried Alive — Tutors three creatures straight into your graveyard as Teneb fodder for cheap.
• Wrath of God — Mass removal that simultaneously stocks graveyards for Teneb to raid.
• Whip of Erebos — Lifelink and a backup reanimation outlet that protects Teneb's combat steps.
• Sun Titan — Recurs cheap permanents repeatedly and is a prime reanimation target.
• Reconnaissance — Lets Teneb attack safely, deal damage, then remove from combat to dodge blockers.
• Sword of Feast and Famine — Untaps lands to pay the reanimation cost and grants evasion/protection on the attack.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, mana rocks) and a reanimation backup suite (Reanimate, Animate Dead, Necromancy) so you aren't reliant solely on combat. Tighten self-mill and tutors (Buried Alive, Entomb, Vampiric Tutor) to set up huge targets like Razaketh or Archon of Cruelty, and include protection like Lightning Greaves and evasion enablers to guarantee Teneb connects. For higher power, build toward an aristocrats combo finish (Karmic Guide + Reveillark, or Gravecrawler loops) to convert the value engine into a deterministic win.