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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 4:24PM
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So I've been having a blast with the undying mechanic and I honestly think it's my favorite new mechanic from Innistrad block. Trying to think of a way to get the most out of Strangleroot Geist  and friends, I settled on a deck revolving around Birthing Pod  so I can sac my undying creatures and have them come right back alongside the new one! The deck really fell into place when I dug up copies of an old favorite of mine, Simic Guildmage  . Now I can pull the +1/+1 counters off of my undying creatures to put on the Guildmage and make them truly... er... undying. This deck has been a blast to play and one of my favorite uses for Birthing Pod I've found so far. What do you folks think? Is there anything that stands out that could be improved? Here's the list... Creature (24)4 x Birds of Paradise  4 x Simic Guildmage 4 x Young Wolf  4 x Strangleroot Geist 3 x Pyreheart Wolf  3 x Lumberknot  1 x Vorapede  1 x Flayer of the Hatebound  Non-Creature (12)4 x Birthing Pod 4 x Beast Within  4 x Faithless Looting  Land (24)4 x Copperline Gorge  4 x Rootbound Crag  14 x Forest  2 x Mountain  I've included Beast Within to take care of problematic flying creatures or planeswalkers, etc... and Faithless Looting helps me dig for a Pod or the right creature when I need it, while letting me get rid of extra Pods or Guildmages when I don't need them. I started the deck with a couple more Mountains, but realized I don't really need them with the duals. Flayer has been an absolute all-star for the late game here, burning through those last few points of damage with relative ease. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 4:46PM
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I have a deck that I love to run at my local FNM thats just like this but instead of R/G I run G/B artifact undying. Its the same strategy just with a twist of control through the black. Its such a blast to play as a total beatdown deck.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 4:50PM
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I had seriously considered GB, but the Flayer changed my mind. He just has such good synergy with the rest of the deck.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 5:12PM
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Flayer is a great card and I enjoyed using him when I ran red. Makes the entire undying great. Unfortunately Simic Guildmage isn't standard legal but Hex Parasite  is! Same cmc as your Simic but has its pros and cons compared to the Simic. And I keep in Perilous Myr  but run Geralf's Messenger  instead sometimes depending the meta game. I always have 2 Glissa, the Traitor  to get my artifacts back incase they get killed. Ive got Birthing Pod but I keep it sideboard because the highest Ive got is 3 cmc so I run Deadly Allure  instead and bonus for the flashback. Force your enemy to kill their own AND get your undying back stronger. And Hunger of the Howlpack  an amazing boost for a creature plus remove them with the Parasite to make it stronger when running the undying. And ofcourse Tragic Slip  is just amazing removal.
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1 year ago ::
May 01, 2012 - 5:33PM
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If I did go with Black instead of Red, it would certainly be for Geralf's Messenger , as he's arguably the strongest creature with undying, but that BBB cost is tough to pull off in a two-color deck. If I took this to an FNM or something, I'd go with the Hex Parasite . As it is, I've only played it casually with friends so far. It seems like a GB shell would be quite a bit stronger for an artifact-centered build, though, if only for Glissa .
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