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◇ Catalog #2349

Birthing Pod

sld·#2349·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ron Spencer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '26

3 mo ago

Value

$17.87+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $17 · low $16

NM$16.9

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$16–$18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $28low $17range 66.9%n 39

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,963 · Common include

Variants

Foil$19

Nonfoil$17

Gameplay

Artifact

({G/P} can be paid with either {G} or 2 life.) {1}{G/P}, {T}, 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.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 8

2011-06-01wotc

As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.

2011-06-01wotc

A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.

2011-06-01wotc

To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.

2011-06-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $16.87. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $16.87 and $28.16 across 39 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2349 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Artifact, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{G/P} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. Banned in Modern.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,963 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ron Spencer. Rarix catalogs 790 other cards credited to this artist.