Evolution of Modern Post Pod

Hi Everyone!

As we all know Birthing Pod was banned and the first pro-tour playing Modern was last week since the banning.

I was under the assumption that since red was only for removal and burn in Jund, that white would be just path to exile and Siege Rhino. It's funny because I remember Jund stopped playing with the splash of white for Lingering Souls because four colors was too hard to make work in a deck with only five enemy color fetches.

Something I didn't take into account is that since there are now more fetch lands in Modern, it's easier to have more basics in a deck. Something I used to never see in Modern.

I also didn't see the impact of lingering souls. It was interesting that while it was always known as a good card even though it seems to have stepped aside, is back in a big way.

Let this be a testament to the power of Siege Rhino. I think it's here to stay in Modern and it's worth picking them up cheap when they're still available for a low price.

One other thing that's interesting is many cards from Jund (liliana, goyf etc) picked up a lot in price. The one that didn't is Dark Confidant. I can only explain the lack of increasing price for Dark Confidant that Siege Rhino is so good and it's come into play effect is so powerful that the life loss just isn't worth the card anymore.