
By Brian David-Marshall
Brian David-Marshall is a New York–based game designer who has been involved with Magic since 1994, when he started organizing tournaments and ran a Manhattan game store. Since then, he has been a judge, a player, and one of the longest-tenured columnists on DailyMTG.com, as he enters his second decade writing for the site. He is also the Pro Tour Historian and one of the commentators for the Pro Tour.
Gaudenis Vidugiris shares his Standard deck from Pro Tour Dark Ascension, a Birthing Pod deck that took him to a 4-1 record in Friday's five Constructed rounds.
Creature (33)
2 Llanowar Elves 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Phantasmal Image 1 Viridian Corrupter 3 Blade Splicer 1 Fiend Hunter 1 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Stonehorn Dignitary 2 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Archon of Justice 1 Geist-Honored Monk 1 Acidic Slime 1 Sunblast Angel 1 Wurmcoil Engine 2 Sun Titan 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 1 Strangleroot Geist 2 Viridian EmissaryArtifact (4)
4 Birthing PodLand (23)
1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Hinterland Harbor 4 Seachrome Coast 4 Razorverge Thicket 2 Plains 1 Island 9 Forest60 Cards
Sideboard (15)
1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Acidic Slime 1 Sun Titan 1 Batterskull 1 Leonin Relic-Warder 1 Karn Liberated 2 Timely Reinforcements 4 Ratchet Bomb 1 Daybreak Ranger 1 Ray of Revelation 1 Hollowhenge ScavengerWhite (16)
3 Blade Splicer 1 Fiend Hunter 1 Stonehorn Dignitary 1 Archon of Justice 1 Geist-Honored Monk 1 Sunblast Angel 3 Sun Titan 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 1 Leonin Relic-Warder 2 Timely Reinforcements 1 Ray of RevelationGreen (23)
2 Llanowar Elves 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 2 Viridian Corrupter 2 Acidic Slime 1 Strangleroot Geist 2 Viridian Emissary 4 Birthing Pod 1 Daybreak Ranger 1 Hollowhenge ScavengerColorless (32)
1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Hinterland Harbor 4 Seachrome Coast 4 Razorverge Thicket 2 Plains 1 Island 9 Forest 2 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Wurmcoil Engine 1 Batterskull 1 Karn Liberated 4 Ratchet Bomb75 Cards
2 (12)
3 Phantasmal Image 1 Strangleroot Geist 2 Viridian Emissary 1 Leonin Relic-Warder 4 Ratchet Bomb 1 Ray of Revelation52 Cards
Common (22)
2 Plains 1 Island 9 Forest 2 Llanowar Elves 4 Avacyn's Pilgrim 1 Stonehorn Dignitary 2 Viridian Emissary 1 Ray of RevelationUncommon (10)
2 Viridian Corrupter 1 Fiend Hunter 2 Acidic Slime 1 Strangleroot Geist 1 Leonin Relic-Warder 2 Timely Reinforcements 1 Hollowhenge ScavengerRare (28)
1 Sunpetal Grove 2 Hinterland Harbor 4 Birds of Paradise 3 Phantasmal Image 3 Blade Splicer 1 Phyrexian Metamorph 2 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Archon of Justice 1 Geist-Honored Monk 1 Sunblast Angel 4 Birthing Pod 4 Ratchet Bomb 1 Daybreak RangerMythic (15)
4 Seachrome Coast 4 Razorverge Thicket 1 Wurmcoil Engine 3 Sun Titan 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 1 Batterskull 1 Karn Liberated75 Cards
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