I used to enjoy this deck back in the day, and I'm curious how it would handle in modern. As well what newer cards could be added to help. Any help appreciated!
I'm fairly sure Project X Pod would be a strong deck, but it does have a few weaknesses compared to even Melira Pod:
Trickier timing makes it harder to combo off with protection: You need to get Crypt Champion in without paying R in its mana cost (or you need a sac outlet), so you basically get only one shot per Crypt Champion. With Melira Pod, you can get all 3 pieces in, then wait for protection or another Persist dude to combo off through one removal spell.
Wants red splash: If you just want to play Crypt Champion for value, you need to spend R in its mana cost. It gets tricky when you already need BWG in your deck.
Revives Scavenging Ooze: Killed their Ooze? They have G up? Don't have Linvala handy? Tough luck--they just hosed your combo again.
Revives Phyrexian Revoker: Same deal as with Ooze, except not even Linvala will save you...but at least nearly nobody plays Revoker!
Risks reviving Pod combos: Better have Linvala or Scavenging Ooze handy to keep Melira Pod and Archangel Spike Pod from reviving their combos and trying to outpace you at instant speed.
Oh well, at least Project X Pod can work if Saffi Eriksdotter is dead!
If you can count on sticking Crypt Champions, you can also combo off with a stuck Crypt Champion, the ETB/LTB dude, and freshly playing a Phantasmal Image copying Crypt Champion. You'll need at least UBR in your deck, though.
The way that I did it a while back was just running Crypt Champion and Image. With Image and whatever wincon you have in the yard, you can play Champion (with or without paying R), get back Image, copying Champion. Image then dies because no R was paid, and gets itself back an arbitrary number of times. My main win was having a Snapcaster and a Bitter Ordeal in the yard.
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Oh well, at least Project X Pod can work if Saffi Eriksdotter is dead!
If you can count on sticking Crypt Champions, you can also combo off with a stuck Crypt Champion, the ETB/LTB dude, and freshly playing a Phantasmal Image copying Crypt Champion. You'll need at least UBR in your deck, though.
Any more of this, and Team Troll will be more than just a name.
I know where you post.