Pod Without Combo?

[DimirOverlord1300]

What's everyone's opinions on this? I've seen it a few times, and tried running it at FNM last week, but in testing there have been games I would've won with a combo but instead had to use Sigarda, who was eventually outclassed by a pair of Wurmcoils on the other side of the table. IMO it's fine but probably not worth it, anyone agree/disagree?

[InfinitiveDivinity]

If your running Pod, you should run combo. It's a good midrange deck without, but I just can't see why you wouldn't.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

^ I agree for the most part, but it depends on your meta. If your meta has a lot of Bolts and Paths, consider the non combo deck because its more of a "good stuff, value" deck and isn't as easy to disrupt.

[DimirOverlord1300]

^ I agree for the most part, but it depends on your meta. If your meta has a lot of Bolts and Paths, consider the non combo deck because its more of a "good stuff, value" deck and isn't as easy to disrupt.

A lot of the time, the combo is just an intimidation thing. Without it, you get 2 more slots and still maintain the fear of an insta win. That said, I still prefer the deck with archangel/feeder

[Hunteroffire9]

Non combo pod is angel pod, it is a toolbox that plays a combo because there is strictly no reason not to play a searchable 2 card infinite life combo.

[DimirOverlord1300]

Non combo pod is angel pod, it is a toolbox that plays a combo because there is strictly no reason not to play a searchable 2 card infinite life combo.

No, angel pod is pod without melira combo and with archangel/feeder, which is less cards, less bad cards, and way less slots. Combo less pod is just called junk/abzan pod or comboless pod.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

^ I agree for the most part, but it depends on your meta. If your meta has a lot of Bolts and Paths, consider the non combo deck because its more of a "good stuff, value" deck and isn't as easy to disrupt.

A lot of the time, the combo is just an intimidation thing. Without it, you get 2 more slots and still maintain the fear of an insta win. That said, I still prefer the deck with archangel/feeder

Your opponent doesn't realize you don't have the combo though, you grind out with value cards while they are always leaving multiple mana open to deal with a non-existant problem. I still agree with you that it is better to go {Chord of Calling}--->win, but some non combo lists are doing quite well, and I won't argue with results.

@Hunter, Dimir is correct, there are decks out there that don't play any combo at all and that is what we are talking about.

[Z5]

I'm sorry, pod just got banned😭.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

I think we found the answer to "Pod Without Combo," the answer is no.

[Z5]

I think we found the answer to "Pod Without Combo," the answer is no.

Lol

[Dstyle1]

How about pod without pod?

[Hunteroffire9]

How about pod without pod?

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