The Rakdos Reanimator matchup is essentially a true mirror — nearly identical lists — where the winner is whoever lands the first unanswered Griselbrand and draws into enough cards to lock the game. Faithless Looting is the first cut because in the mirror you rarely need extra setup; both players are already hellbent, and you'd rather have interactive or hateful cards. Ashen Rider is your best post-board trump: reanimating it exiles whatever bomb they just put into play and can't be recurred with their own Reanimate in response. Stronghold Gambit is the key disruption piece, forcing through your reanimation sorceries when both players are working with small hands in a race. Hexing Squelcher taxes their Reanimate, Shallow Grave, and Animate Dead at a critical moment, often forcing them to pass the turn and giving you the window to set up your own combo without counterplay.