Birthing Pod specifications: Pros Helps bring key creatures to the board A trigger for fun combos Cons High cost to trigger Sacrifice Sorcery speed Sacrifice only Birthing Pod is a staple in combo-heavy green Sacrifice decks
I expect red decks of varying flavors to be the most popular in the room in Indianapolis because they punish bad manabases and have plenty of card advantage for long games: Creatures (16) Lands (22) 22 Mountain Spells (22) 4 Shock 4 Lightning Strike 4 Wizard's Lightning 4 Experimental Frenzy 4 Light Up the Stage 2 Skewer the Critics Sideboard There isnt much to say here since the red decks are pretty straightforward
White has a pleasant slew of ways to put counters on a wide number of creatures, buff creatures with counters, and care about counters entering
White and blue have creatures and enchantments that can tap a creature at instant speed, making haste completely useless
Because of Ragavans Dash ability, it remains safe from sorcery speed removal such as Prismatic Ending and Wrenn and Six, while still finding its way into the red zone
The reverse holo master set adds significant complexity without proportional collector recognition