It provides the perfect toolbox for disrupting opponents and protecting your board state
One of the most beloved creature types in Magic: The Gathering over the years has been Squirrels
Either bend them, or exemplify them October 21, 2022 11:01 a.m
This requires cutting back even further on our mana base by replacing Ketria Triome with more basic lands, and based on the games we played with the deck, the inconsistency of the mana base was already the deck's biggest weakness
Yes, it flips a coin, but that's pretty irrelevant given how absurdly strong this mana rock is
While there have been many cool Birthing Pod decks at various points, the final nail in the coffin was Erik Peterss Grand Prix Omaha 2015 list, one of many big GP finishes for Pod near the end of its Modern Career: Creatures (29) 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Eternal Witness 3 Wall of Roots 1 Orzhov Pontiff 1 Shriekmaw 1 Reveillark 3 Kitchen Finks 1 Murderous Redcap 2 Noble Hierarch 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 1 Scavenging Ooze 2 Restoration Angel 1 Sin Collector 3 Voice of Resurgence 1 Reclamation Sage 3 Siege Rhino Lands (23) Spells (8) While some Pod decks focused on assembling intricate combos, this build is a great example of the value approach, primarily focusing on exploiting enters-the-battlefield and death triggers while making extremely good use of the toolbox Birthing Pod enables
