Beating Birthing POD with UB
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Posted on Oct. 8, 2011, 11:18 p.m. by JeffHoogland
Any suggestions for shutting down Birthing Pod based decks when playing UB? I played my homebrewish deck:tezzerets-empire-5 today at a local tournament and I was able to handle RDW, Tempered Steel and Solar flare - but POD beat me two rounds in a row.
I am mostly thinking I need to edit my board, but I am open to main deck suggestions as well.
~Jeff
Jarrod_0067 says... #3
Solar Flare was a deck created with the release of the Ravnica block and was essentially a control-reanimator. It was then seen again with the release of the Alara block in Esper colours. The name has stuck and today the deck contains Unburial Rites , Sun Titan and [[liliana of the veil]. The aim is to dump big creatures in the grave (with Lili and Forbidden Alchemy ) and bring them back cheaper while still controlling the field with Oblivion Ring and Doom Blade , and the stack with Mana Leak and Dissipate . Snapcaster Mage is also an important part as it allows the use of a counterspell or removal in the late game, while also being a chump-blocker that Sun Titan can bring back
October 9, 2011 1:56 a.m.
the only way i can think of is having an Oblivion Ring handy after they drop their Birthing Pod or just straight up Negate or Mana Leak ing that s**t.
October 9, 2011 4:32 a.m.
snoopingas says... #6
adding Master Thief to your sideboard may be helpful in the match up, by keeping their pod away, or you can steal a turmoil that they just got on the field.
October 9, 2011 10:10 a.m.
Mana Leak , Ratchet Bomb . and then Surgical Extraction it
Deco_y says... #2
WTF is solar flare? A kind of Sun Titan deck?
October 8, 2011 11:36 p.m.