Im sure you could go to town and come up with a bunch of better choices for your ICC, right
With some Duresses in the sideboard in case you come up against a blue deck, this does exactly what a Reanimator deck should - put hideous threats onto the battlefield on turn four
The Spike Thanks to Silverquill pushing up demand for Afterlife Insurance, its no wonder its price has spiked
The additional combat phase happens immediately after the first combat phase
Looking at this card, and some of the lotus hopefuls in the MTG card pool, I set some ground rules for this list : It must be called a lotus in some way, It must be able to generate at least 3 mana, It must be a black-bordered card
As far as cards to pitch to Force are concerned, Mantis Riders, Phantasmal Images, Reflector Mages, Meddling Mages, and Unsettled Mariners (potentially) are on the roster