Vraska, Primeval Titan, Birthing Pod and Hell's Caretaker?
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Posted on Dec. 7, 2012, 11:22 p.m. by jermtube
I'd really like to make a Modern/Legacy G/B deck around these four cards, any suggestions for me? Don't have much experience in these formats but I've had card:Hell's Caretaker for a long time and I just pulled Vraska the Unseen .
Not crazy competitive, it would be somewhat Casual if anything. Just trying to do some fun combos.
December 7, 2012 11:34 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
The problem I see with the four cards is synergy (or lack thereof). Pod needs to be built around to a certain extent, but card:Hell's Caretaker and Vraska the Unseen are a tad slow to be true Pod cards. Primeval Titan is also a bit of an odd card in Pod; it's not bad, but it isn't necessarily optimal. You might attempt the build nonetheless; the deck's strength will come from its actual design.
December 7, 2012 11:38 p.m.
yea i'm just brainstorming really, it doesn't have to be a Birthing Pod deck. i just know i have two i'm trying to get off my hands. i was thinking of things like Festering Goblin and Deathgreeter for 1-drops and try to have a reanimator theme going throughout.
December 7, 2012 11:47 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
You might consider using cards like Myr Retriever and Thragtusk (the latter may not be so viable, depending on your budget and its availability). You could get some really neat interactions going when you start combining dies/LTB abilities and ETB abilities. Fiend Hunter could be another possibility if you add white.
December 7, 2012 11:49 p.m.
Thragtusk could be good because I'd like to use a card:Jarad's Orders/Treasured Find combo of some kind. I'd recycle the creatures that do me good when something dies and try to have some removal as I work up to Vraska or maybe pump up some Lumberknot s.
December 7, 2012 11:58 p.m.
I have 1x Vraska the Unseen , 2x card:Hell's Caretakers, 2x Birthing Pod and 1x Primeval Titan .
December 7, 2012 11:59 p.m.
I had a lot of success with my Wolf Run Pod deck, if you want to have a look. It was RGW, and you are GB, but hey, you never said you wouldn't go for a third colour! Adding Red to your deck gives you some sexy options.
For Green-Black Pod: Acidic Slime , Solemn Simulacrum , Myr Superion , Strangleroot Geist , Vorapede , card:Geralf's Messenger, Phyrexian Obliterator , Sheoldred, Whispering One !!!
Some may still be expensive, but I bet all Scars-block cards have dropped in price since rotation.
Also, an excellent compliment to Pod is Mimic Vat !
December 8, 2012 12:01 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #11
You should be careful with the mana costs. If you aren't able to pod into some of those cards, it will be near impossible to pay for them without having some pricey duals/fetches in your land list.
December 8, 2012 12:07 a.m.
that's true, i'm probably not going to do a Birthing Pod deck, i just wanted them to have some use since i've had them for so long and they aren't being asked for in trades.
December 8, 2012 12:09 a.m.
deck:evil-never-dies-2. This is where I'm at right now, just playtesting this because I have most of these cards around. Not sure if there's good synergy yet but I'm thinking of making Saprolings and using Bone Splinters early on. Problem is I don't have a wincon just yet.
December 8, 2012 12:42 a.m.
SniperFrog says... #14
Have you considered Ghoultree ? He can be very cheap with the sacrifice theme and he's a pretty big creature to just drop on somebody.
December 8, 2012 4:32 a.m.
Ghoultree is fun, i'm just not sure how long creatures will stay in the graveyard. i'll definitely playtest with it.
Epochalyptik says... #2
What level of deck are you looking to make (competitive, casual, etc.)?
December 7, 2012 11:26 p.m.