The Apotheosis of Pod

Modern BGW (Abzan, Junk) Combo Competitive Toolbox

TheLitchKing

Creature (30)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 4x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 3x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 2x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Orzhov Pontiff
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 2x Restoration Angel
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 2x Siege Rhino
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Thragtusk
• 3x Voice of Resurgence
• 2x Wall of Roots

Land (23)

• 3x Forest
• 3x Gavony Township
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 2x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 3x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 4x Verdant Catacombs
• 4x Windswept Heath

Artifact (4)

• 4x Birthing Pod

Instant (3)

• 3x Abrupt Decay

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Entomber Exarch
• 1x Orzhov Pontiff
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Thrun, the Last Troll

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Choke

Artifact (2)

• 2x Chalice of the Void

Instant (2)

• 2x Path to Exile

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtseize

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Since Khans changed modern so much I decided to move away from Splinter Twin and towards Birthing Pod. This is the Angel Pod version designed by Kevin Grove with my own changes, dropping Melira, Sylvok Outcast in favor of more impactful creatures that work well together. It has game against every deck in the format and it will be the most stable if there is a ban in the near future. The Melira, Sylvok Outcast combo has been removed due to extreme vulnerability to Lightning Bolt, which is very popular since Delver decks are putting up good numbers with Treasure Cruise. There is still the combo with Archangel of Thune and Spike Feeder because it is harder to disrupt and the combo cards are actually relevant at other points of the game. Life gain is very strong right now with Storm, Delver, and Scapeshift being popular so having access to these creatures gives us an edge in those games with the possibility of a combo kill. Additionally, we get to play Siege Rhino, one of the best cards to come out of Khans. It dodges most common forms of removal, is a huge beater, and has a sweet ETB ability, which can be abused with Restoration Angel. The sideboard is subject to change depending on how the meta changes but for the most part it will have more disruption to improve the combo matchups.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 1 Mythic Rares 39 - 7 Rares 9 - 7 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.84
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elemental */* GW