Blink Pod

By Gerry Thompson

By now, I think almost everyone is familiar with the concept of a value-based Birthing Pod deck. For those not in the know, rather than set up some two- or three-card combo that wins you the game, you can use Birthing Pod to trigger enters-the-battlefield effects to generate board and/or card advantage.

I never thought we'd take it this far.

Similar to the Modern deck I showcased earlier in the week, this deck has a mini combo with Akroma, Angel of Fury and Momentary Blink. It also plays Sea Gate Oracle and Wall of Omens for added value, plus Restoration Angels to do it all over again. Any deck would be hard-pressed to keep up with that type of card advantage.

While Lurgold kept it light, the deck still has the combo portion with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker plus Deceiver Exarch or Restoration Angel. It should only be used once the coast is clear or you have no other option. In the meantime, enjoy valuing out your opponents, or just cheating the unmorph cost of Akroma, Angel of Fury!

Lurgold's Birthing Pod

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

Other (60)

4 Arid Mesa 1 Breeding Pool 1 Forest 4 Grove of the Burnwillows 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Island 3 Misty Rainforest 1 Plains 1 Razorverge Thicket 1 Sacred Foundry 1 Steam Vents 2 Stomping Ground 1 Temple Garden 2 Akroma, Angel of Fury 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Deceiver Exarch 1 Eternal Witness 1 Glen Elendra Archmage 2 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker 1 Kitchen Finks 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence 4 Noble Hierarch 3 Restoration Angel 3 Sea Gate Oracle 1 Sower of Temptation 1 Spellskite 4 Wall of Omens 2 Wall of Roots 1 Zealous Conscripts 4 Birthing Pod 2 Momentary Blink

60 Cards

Sideboard (15)

2 Ancient Grudge 1 Combust 1 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Fiery Justice 1 Harmonic Sliver 1 Kataki, War's Wage 1 Murderous Redcap 2 Negate 3 Path to Exile 1 Qasali Pridemage 1 Rule of Law

Colorless (75)

75 Cards

Common (75)