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I've gone back to my utility pod after having some fun with ld focused pod. Here is my latest list.

4 Birds of Paradise
2 Avacyn's Pilgrim

3 Viridian Emissary
2 Phantasmal Image
1 Snapcaster Mage

2 Borderland Ranger
1 Blade Splicer
1 Deceiver Exarch
1 Viridian Corrupter

2 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Stonehorn Dignitary
1 Restoration Angel

2 Acidic Slime
1 Stingerfling Spider
1 Razor Hippogriff

1 Frost Titan
1 Sun Titan
1 Deadeye Navigator

1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

1 Craterhoof Behemoth

4 Birthing Pod
4 Ponder

4 Hinterland Harbor
2 Sunpetal Grove
6 Forests
5 Islands
4 Plains
1 Alchemist's Refuge


SIDEBOARD
2 Autumn's Veil
2 Venser, the Sojourner
1 Naturalize
1 Sylvok Replica
1 Ray of Revelation
1 Acidic Slime
1 Archon of Justice
1 Tree of Redemption
1 Phyrexian Ingester
1 Stonehorn Dignitary
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Oblivion Ring

So I did take my Bant list to a PTQ.  Wound up going 4-2 drop.  Won the first three rounds against Delver, Delver and Delver, lost to Solar Flare, beat RG aggro, lost to Delver.  Definitely went into the tournament gorped out as hell on too little sleep, but I thought the deck did pretty well. 

The Delver matchup is pretty awesome.  All the three CMC removal dudes are great, three MD clones are gross, Angels are great (liked having two), Dungeon Geists is great, and Archon/Sphinx are absurd if not Snagged.  Stingerfling, Gideon, and an extra Dungeon Geists out of the board make it really hard for Delver to win.

Stabilizing against aggro is pretty breezy.  Plenty of value guys early, and once Bant hits its lategame, which it can do pretty quickly, RG has no chance.  Elesh Norn/Wurmcoil out of the board, Gideon, Dungeon Geists, etc.  Solar Flare is much harder.  They kill/counter/Image most of our early-mid game, and then have a really nuts lategame that can be hard for Pod to answer.  Lost that matchup 1-2 to Sunny beats. 

General thoughts were that Angels are borked.  I think I just generally want to play more Blade Splicers and Angels, which probably means I'd just hop to Esper Midrange, but anyway.  Even as was, I liked it.  Also, Aether Adept was awesome against Delver.  Usually it was much better than Fiend Hunter since it prevented them snagging Hunter on my end step to let their guy back at me.  Also, not sure what I was thinking by not main-decking Elesh Norn.  Wanted to keep my curve lower, but still, that was mein derp.

@SimpleMan -- Archon over Hippogriff is most definitely correct.  But Glimmerpoint Stag.. even if you just had a hard time with planeswalkers, is Stag really necessary there?  It doesn't solve the problem, and on a general basis it's substantially worse than Angel.  I'd much rather add an Angel and count on my deck to beat down game one, then pull in some O-rings or something for walkers game 2.

Pardon the novel.

Here is what I have been playing and testing to some great sucess. Its Hetricks RUG pod he used to be a finalist in SCG Invitational
4 x birds of paradise
3 x llanowar elves
4 x strangleroot geist
2 x phantasmal image
1 x borderland ranger
1 x daybreak ranger
1 x deceiver exarch
1 x aether adept
4 x huntmaster of the fells
1 x phyrexian metamorph
1 x wolfir silverheart
1 x acidic slime
1 x zealous conscripts
1 x inferno titan
2 x bonfire of the damned
4 x green sun's zenith
4 x birthing pod

4 x copperline gorge
4 x hinterland harbor
2 x rootbound crag
10 x forest
2 x island
2 x mountain

2 x zealous conscripts
2 x hellrider
1 x natural end
2 x crushing vines
1 x kessig wolf run
1 x ancient grudge
1 x combust
1 x consecrated sphinx
3 x arc trail
1 x stingerfling spider

This deck has just been amazing. Rocketing me and a friend to a 3-0 start to FNM and finishing 3-1-1 (ID) to 3rd place friday night.
Beating out a BUG dredge deck with the climatic end of stealing a ghoultree for the win and beating 2 BR zombie decks pretty handily.

ok this is my take on B/W/G pod and sad to say it's been slow and i know it's not tourtament quality, all i'm asking for is help on this deck...i want this deck to have a shot at FNM. any help i can get will be use and greatly appreciated.



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Birds of Paradise x4
Avacyn's Pilgrim x1
Viridian Emissary x2
Strangleroot Geist x4
Borderland Ranger x2
Blade Splicer x1
Phyrexian Rager x1
Glissa, the Traitor x1
Phyrexian Metamorph x1
Solemn Simulacrum x1
Restoration Angel x1
Skinrender x1
Entomber Exarch x1
Reassembling Skeleton x1
Morkrut Banshee x1
Acidic Slime x1
Archon of Justice x1
Massacre Wurm x2
Elderscale Wurm x2
Sheoldred, Whispering One x1
Elvish Visionary x1  

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Birthing Pod x4
Mimic Vat x2 

   Landx22
Woodland Cemetery x4
Isolated Chapel x4
Swamp x1
Forest x10
Plains x3