If you at all care about lifegain (or youre just running Shadowspear and Loxodon Warhammer), then this can be a reliable way to take out another opponent after dispatching one
Once shes transformed in Ayara, Furnace Queen, shell start reanimating artifacts and creatures from our graveyard
Shiny Star V was one of the most successful sets in recent Pokmon history, and this card is its flagship
Windborn Muse as a Ghostly Prison or Propaganda effect is one example of that
Often giving you free rein to pick out whatever you want from your deck, black is definitely the color you want to be in if youre planning on pulling off some precise combos or finding just what you need
Remember: back in 2015, cards like Force of Negation, Force of Vigor, Assassin's Trophy, Fatal Push, Karn, the Great Creator, Counterspell, and friends didn't exist (or weren't legal in Modern), and decks were much, much slower and fairer, giving Birthing Pod a leg up on the metagame thanks to the consistency it offered