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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

It's especially strong because I already build in great ETBs with my elementals

Note that infect will force dorks in combat to take damage in the from of -1/-1 counters

Love this and she is easily built around too with tons of legendary dorks