In fact, it does an incredible job protecting the crown since you end up with at least four creatures: Faramir, whatever triggered it, and two tokens
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Cantrips in Magic are cards like Thought Scour that immediately replace themselves by letting you draw another card
Then the five-cost sorcery Traverse ramps for your highest power - great with a Commander you know about already, or in other power-matters or Voltron stuff
Pod has been among Modern's top two or three decks for years now, and though I don't personally play enough Modern to say whether it was oppressive at big tournaments, one of Pod's foremost experts seems to agree it was correct: Of course, what this does for the Modern metagame is only half the story
Pricing is all over the place though, as some outlets have it listed for around $300