Spectacular Showdown is another standout goad option, allowing us to bestow a double strike counter on a creature and goad it for its standard cost or, for an overload cost, place that counter on all creatures and goad them simultaneously, providing exceptional value
If the condition isnt true at that time, the ability is removed from the stack and does nothing
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
The card is a wonderful meta joke about a popular character in Magics history, and the abilities are based on actual physical cards rather than card abilities or synergies
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