Gonna try and get my hands on a few Thragtusks for SB but chances are slim since my LGS doesn't sell many singles. Maybe Ray of Revelation also in SB since I'm sure Rancor will pop up all over. Other than that pretty much the general list.
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List looks pretty solid. If the metagame calls for a ton of Zombies, I would play a few more Celestial Purge, even though I have championed Arc Trail for some time.
I might drop a Mikaeus from the main deck for something else. Swap a Forest for a Cavern of Souls.
What is your sideboard plan for the mirror? I assume Hero of Bladehold makes an appearance there, but I think the 5s are sufficient.
It probably belongs in the board but it's definitely worth running in that slot. It is the Poddiest of Pod creatures in that it is the only creature in the Bant Pod deck that is actually not really that good of a deal if you have to hard-cast it. Podding into it, though (especially with, say, a Restoration Angel on the field), is so absurd that if there's any chance of developing a board stall in a matchup, you bring it in because it just breaks those situations so wide open. I'd probably not run it MD, Frost Titan is probably a better all-purpose option. Sun Titan is the only really necessary 6-drop in the Bant Pod MD though, so the slot is flexible if you think you'll have more fun with the Navigator.
On that note, there does not appear to be a dedicated Bant Pod thread anywhere in the Competitive forum. Can we fix that? I'll write the primer if that's what is needed.
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Deadeye is what makes me want to play bant, that and image+sun titan. But bant's mana base is a little rough sometimes and I can't stand to not have bonfire
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4x Birds of Paradise
3x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Nearheath Pilgrim
4x Borderland Ranger
4x Blade Splicer
1x Fiend Hunter
3x Huntmaster of the Fells
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
4x Restoration Angel
2x Geist-Honored Monk
1x Zealous Conscripts
2x Dismember
4x Copperline Gorge
4x Razorverge Thicket
4x Gavony Township
2x Cavern of Souls
5x Forest
2x Mountain
2x Plains
2x Wolfir Silverheart
1x Zealous Conscripts
2x Hero of Bladehold
3x Arc Trail
1x Crushing Vines
1x Ancient Grudge
1x Celestial Purge
1x Combust
3x Sword of War and Peace
Gonna try and get my hands on a few Thragtusks for SB but chances are slim since my LGS doesn't sell many singles. Maybe Ray of Revelation also in SB since I'm sure Rancor will pop up all over. Other than that pretty much the general list.
List looks pretty solid. If the metagame calls for a ton of Zombies, I would play a few more Celestial Purge, even though I have championed Arc Trail for some time.
I might drop a Mikaeus from the main deck for something else. Swap a Forest for a Cavern of Souls.
What is your sideboard plan for the mirror? I assume Hero of Bladehold makes an appearance there, but I think the 5s are sufficient.
Quality list.
Well the ideal is to burn the target that is getting a rancor but of course that can't always work thanks to hexproof or something.
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It probably belongs in the board but it's definitely worth running in that slot. It is the Poddiest of Pod creatures in that it is the only creature in the Bant Pod deck that is actually not really that good of a deal if you have to hard-cast it. Podding into it, though (especially with, say, a Restoration Angel on the field), is so absurd that if there's any chance of developing a board stall in a matchup, you bring it in because it just breaks those situations so wide open. I'd probably not run it MD, Frost Titan is probably a better all-purpose option. Sun Titan is the only really necessary 6-drop in the Bant Pod MD though, so the slot is flexible if you think you'll have more fun with the Navigator.
On that note, there does not appear to be a dedicated Bant Pod thread anywhere in the Competitive forum. Can we fix that? I'll write the primer if that's what is needed.
Thanks to Gabgabdevo for the awesome sig image!
I'm always looking for foil Madcap Skills and Ghitu Fire-Eater, [trade thread link forthcoming]
I'm a fan of Deadeye Navigator. He allows bant players to abuse the flicker effect, like land destruction with Acidic Slime, combat lock with Stonehorn Dignitary, or the new fun one is life and token gain with Thragtusk.