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Podless 75 cards, 15 sideboard 3 {Isolated Chapel} 2 {Windswept Heath} 3 {Sunpetal Grove} 3 {Gavony Township} 1 {Plains} 1 {Swamp} 3 {Overgrown Tomb} 1 {Forest} 2 {Polluted Delta} 3 {Godless Shrine} 22 lands 2 {Rattleclaw Mystic} 2 {Siege Rhino} 1 {Archangel of Thune} 3 {Voice of Resurgence} 1 {Cartel Aristocrat} 1 {Viscera Seer} 2 {Murderous Redcap} 1 {Spellskite} 4 {Birds of Paradise} 4 {Kitchen Finks} 1 {Qasali Pridemage} 1 {Ranger of Eos} 1 {Melira, Sylvok Outcast} 2 {Wall of Roots} 1 {Eternal Witness} 27 creatures 2 {Path to Exile} 2 {Abrupt Decay} 3 {Congregation at Dawn} 4 {Chord of Calling} 11 other spells Sideboard 1 {Melira, Sylvok Outcast} 1 {Orzhov Pontiff} 1 {Shriekmaw} 1 {Reveillark} 2 {Scavenging Ooze} 1 {Kataki, War's Wage} 1 {Entomber Exarch} 1 {Harmonic Sliver} 4 {Thoughtseize} 2 {Slaughter Pact} 15 sideboard cards

Sad to see pod go. But realistically it had too. Here's what I'm playing while I build something else...

I think {Wall of Roots} is better than {Rattleclaw Mystic} if you are playing 4 Chords. You may be on to something with the {Congregation at Dawn} though.

Good call. The Mystics have always been a Noble placeholder for somewhat obvious reasons.

Though  {Whisperer of the Wilds} might be better if only for the possible Ferocious.

Honestly I should probably just put in  {Llanowar Elves}...

Quote from: McAtoms on January 19, 2015, 10:03:36 PM
Good call. The Mystics have always been a Noble placeholder for somewhat obvious reasons.

Though  {Whisperer of the Wilds} might be better if only for the possible Ferocious.

Honestly I should probably just put in  {Llanowar Elves}...

Or. {Avacyn's Pilgrim}

Quote from: the_intelligentleman on January 20, 2015, 07:58:03 AM

Quote from: McAtoms on January 19, 2015, 10:03:36 PM
Good call. The Mystics have always been a Noble placeholder for somewhat obvious reasons.

Though  {Whisperer of the Wilds} might be better if only for the possible Ferocious.

Honestly I should probably just put in  {Llanowar Elves}...

Or. {Avacyn's Pilgrim}

Or you know... Birds of paradise

Quote from: Kaalia with haste on January 20, 2015, 01:08:06 PM

Quote from: the_intelligentleman on January 20, 2015, 07:58:03 AM

Quote from: McAtoms on January 19, 2015, 10:03:36 PM
Good call. The Mystics have always been a Noble placeholder for somewhat obvious reasons.

Though  {Whisperer of the Wilds} might be better if only for the possible Ferocious.

Honestly I should probably just put in  {Llanowar Elves}...

Or. {Avacyn's Pilgrim}

Or you know... Birds of paradise

That would mean playing 8 birds...

I agree pod is dead. But in the interim I'm gonna run this build and see how it goes. I disagree on  {Congregation at Dawn}. Pod was usually a 3-drop T2/T3. With a sac into a creature T3/T4.

Dawn can mimic that T2/T3 by top decking up to 3 threats at opponents end step. Worst case I get the creature I want next turn. Best case I get that for 3 turns.

However it does make me weaker to hand disruption and counters... But I can't expect much else: Pod was a uniquely awesome card.

As for the dorks: I'm focused on having enough mana to chord anything in the early game. Worst case the dorks get buffed by gavony to be reasonable threats/blockers.

I'll post how it goes...

In the meantime: I'll take suggestions on a new modern deck to run that isn't red or TRON. 

So far this has gone pretty well. It's not as explosive as Pod was. But the same combo engine exists and can be pulled off in 2-3 turns once I hit a congregation or a chord.