Abzan Evolution

Modern* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Infinite Combo Midrange Toolbox

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Creature (25)

• 4x Birds of Paradise
• 2x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fulminator Mage
• 2x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Orzhov Pontiff
• 2x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 3x Siege Rhino
• 1x Spellskite
• 4x Voice of Resurgence
• 2x Wall of Roots

Land (22)

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

Instant (8)

• 2x Abrupt Decay
• 2x Chord of Calling
• 4x Path to Exile

Sorcery (6)

• 4x Eldritch Evolution
• 2x Lingering Souls

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Burrenton Forge-Tender
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Entomber Exarch
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Stony Silence

Instant (4)

• 2x Blessed Alliance
• 2x Surgical Extraction

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Thoughtseize

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Finally, a truly worthy replacement for Birthing Pod tentatively comes out of the shadows to be tested: Abzan Evolution! Haha, not really the case but you get the idea: I like Pod and this deck is the closest we'll see to its like ever again.

While not as much an engine as old-school pod, Eldritch Evolution still gives us a one-off tutor that, when put to use in an old pre-ban Rhino Pod shell, can generate a lot of value.

This list is preliminary so far and highly influenced by the old Pod lists. Changes will come eventually as we realize just how Evolution differs from Pod (aside from just generally being worse) and how this affects deckbuilding.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Splash colors	WB
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 2 Mythic Rares 40 - 7 Rares 10 - 6 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	2.49
Tokens	Elemental */* GW, Spirit 1/1 W