First printed in New Phyrexia (2011)

All 4 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2349, 2026
Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2011, 2022
Judge Gift Cards 2020 (J20) #7, 2020
New Phyrexia (NPH) #104, 2011

Birthing Pod

Artifact

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
1 generic Green or 2 life , 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.

MTGO price: 0.61 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 3.1% of Commander decks played it (188 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy. In the last 30 days 11.6% of Duel Commander decks played it (13 of 112). Most played in WG (unclassified).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#469)
Green, Artifacts, Tutors
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 13% of decks (#194)
Green, Artifacts, Tutors

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1 combo from Commander Spellbook.

Infinite turns, Lock: Birthing Pod + Gravecrawler + Timestream Navigator

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Banned
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 188 of 6150 decks (3.1%).

Share of decks

3.1%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

188

188 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

62 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	2%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	0%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	8%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	6%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	1.8%	1%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	1.0%	83%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu	0.8%	6%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician	0.6%	86%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Birds of Paradise	97%	2.2
Command Tower	97%	1.1
Boseiju, Who Endures	95%	2.1
Chrome Mox	94%	1.0
Gemstone Caverns	94%	1.0
Windswept Heath	92%	1.6
Mana Confluence	92%	1.3
City of Brass	91%	1.3
Ancient Tomb	90%	1.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Kodama of the East Tree + Tymna the Weaver Diego Segovia P in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena	4-1 80%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy William Siciliano in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	5-2 71%
Marath, Will of the Wild Nick Toborg in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	5-2 71%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tana, the Bloodsower Justin Mcnutt in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K	4-2 67%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer Dylan Smith in OBG & Draw Dawgz Presents: Dawg Pile CEDH Tournament	3-2 60%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Sweat Shop Bob in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	4-3 57%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver John Wiley Coleman in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	3-3 50%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Enver Stading in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer Jei, 26 Oct	1 main	#10 1-4
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Cheyenne Lee, 26 Oct	1 main	#14 1-3
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored Joe Marquez, 25 Oct	1 main	#20 0-2
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer Tyler Springer, 25 Oct	1 main	#28 0-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Aaron, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-0
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer Michael B, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-3
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu Styrofoam, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-0
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tana, the Bloodsower Ian Illian, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 1-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 13 of 112 decks (11.6%).

Share of decks

11.6%

▼ 3.5 vs previous 30 days