Your opponent says, "Because you're playing banned cards in your deck, I hope you contract an annoying but non-deadly disease." You say, "Gotcha!" ( Contract is a homograph of contract ) NO GOOD
There's basically no good outcome for your opponent when this thing hits the table
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
Orcish Bowmasters Orcish Bowmasters is one of the most influential creature designs in recent years
Aside from the novelty of his creature type, Captain Howler has a lot going for him
Thats too risky against the other colors
