With Mirkwood Bats in play, each time a token is created or sacrificed, each opponent loses 1 life
Hexing Squelcher takes care of the other important hurdle facing your Gruul cards are counterspells, normally the Island-lover will hold up something like an Essence Scatter or Negate and waste your big spell before it resolves
The two top-end creatures were Spirit of the Night and Verdant Force
By casting it, players can deal 2 damage, and by casting another instant with 3 mana value or more, they can cast another, reaching the 4 damage required to give you a card draw during the end step
She attempts to fight Grenzo himself when a huge automaton comes to life
Below is an overview of the creatures most commonly played in decks with Pod according to its EDHREC entry as of this writing