I used to cheat death every day in practice
Sphinx of the Steel Wind and Griselbrand are also both popular Reanimate targets as they have life gain and other juicy effects on the game
If Starting Town enters during another player's turn, it'll enter tapped no matter how many turns they've taken
Storm is a bit of a tricky mechanic to work with, so make sure you practice plenty to make sure you get it right
7 Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist You Decide How Combat Is Going Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist makes it so that each opponent can only block with one creature when she attacks or only attack you with one creature when she's tapped, making it difficult for your opponent to prevent and deal damage
Along with that it reads: Whenever The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a creature that saddled it this turn