Unfortunately you're talking about having the birthing pod in play and lasting the "go around" and then being able to use it's ability with a creature you draw. In my playgroup....well it's a lot of artifact hate between krosan grip, into the core, naturalize,oxidize, nature's claim, disenchant, dismantling blow and all the like....let alone counting the creatures that have ETB effects so it's not likely that it lives that long. If you were across the table and dropped birthing pod....well I wouldn't even hesitate to destroy it before you had the chance to use it simply because the tutor capability and who knows what creature you may get. Just saying
Unfortunately you're talking about having the birthing pod in play and lasting the "go around" and then being able to use it's ability with a creature you draw. In my playgroup....well it's a lot of artifact hate between krosan grip, into the core, naturalize,oxidize, nature's claim, disenchant, dismantling blow and all the like....let alone counting the creatures that have ETB effects so it's not likely that it lives that long. If you were across the table and dropped birthing pod....well I wouldn't even hesitate to destroy it before you had the chance to use it simply because the tutor capability and who knows what creature you may get. Just saying
True. But you can activate the pod the moment it comes into play since you have priority, unlike Mimic Vat, so unless you run it out on t3 as removal bait it's pretty much guaranteed to do at least a little bit of good. So far I've been satisfied with it. It hasn't been stellar, but it's not weak like Mimic vat can be.
I might add it to some of green decks, just the trouble is that it's hard to find.
Mimic vat and this seems like good times:P.
Oneday I'll Emmy in to Draco, and people will ask why, I'll reply because I can :P.
Just a collection of my thought on the matter.
Also note that this one really only works against a single opponents. It doesn't make everyone skip untaps.
So you don't run Fauna Shaman either?
True. But you can activate the pod the moment it comes into play since you have priority, unlike Mimic Vat, so unless you run it out on t3 as removal bait it's pretty much guaranteed to do at least a little bit of good. So far I've been satisfied with it. It hasn't been stellar, but it's not weak like Mimic vat can be.
Sorry to break it to you, but there are no creatures at CMC 13 & 14
You could pull that off with the earlier mentioned Dross Scorpion. You've got at least one artifact creature at every spot on the curve.
Mimic vat and this seems like good times:P.
Oneday I'll Emmy in to Draco, and people will ask why, I'll reply because I can :P.
Just a collection of my thought on the matter.