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Birthing Pod
ARTIFACT

Birthing Pod

( can be paid with either or 2 life.) , , Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
CMC
4
Set
J20
Rarity
rare
Price
—
FORMATS
CommanderLEGAL
Brawl (Historic)NOT LEGAL
DraftNOT LEGAL
StandardNOT LEGAL
ModernBANNED
PioneerNOT LEGAL
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  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    If a creature is copying something else, its mana value is the mana value of whatever it's copying.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    A token has a mana value of 0, unless it is copying something else.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
  • WWizards of the Coast2011-06-01
    Official Ruling
    A creature's mana value is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). If its mana cost includes , X is considered to be 0. If it has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's an animated land, for example), its mana value is 0. Ignore any alternative costs or additional costs (such as kicker) paid when the creature was cast.

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COMMENTS · 2
  • WO
    Birthing Pod was banned in modern on February 3, 2015. Birthing Pod was gone after standing as a top deck for years. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/arcana/brief-history-modern-banned-list-2015-02-03
  • WO
    Birthing Pod was banned in modern on January 19, 2015. Over the past year, Birthing Pod decks have won significantly more Grand Prix than any other Modern decks and compose the largest percentage of the field. The high percentage of the field playing Pod suppresses decks, especially other creature decks, that have an unfavorable matchup. In the interest of supporting a diverse format, Birthing Pod is banned. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/banned-and-restricted-announcement-2015-01-19