Birthing Pod
Judge Gift Cards 2020 7 • rare
- Set
- Judge Gift Cards 2020
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana G/P symbol
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Titus Lunter
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
(G/P symbol can be paid with either green mana or 2 life.)
1 generic mana G/P symbol, tap, 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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Birthing Pod was originally released in the 2011 set New Phyrexia, designed by Ken Nagle as a powerful artifact that reflected the biomechanical, evolutionary themes of the Phyrexian faction. The card quickly became a centerpiece in competitive formats like Modern, enabling complex chains of creature searching that transformed deck-building strategies, eventually leading to its banning in that format due to the consistency and efficiency it provided.
The 2020 Judge Gift version features reimagined artwork by Magali Villeneuve. This promotional printing was distributed exclusively to members of the Magic Judge Program as a reward for their contributions to the game's community and tournament structure. Villeneuve’s illustration emphasizes the grotesque, organic nature of the pod's function, serving as a highly sought-after aesthetic upgrade for players who prize the intersection of high-level competitive utility and unique artistic expression.
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