The first stage of the saga lets it tap for colorless mana
Card Back, Border, and Thickness Japanese cards have a distinct blue card back, compared to the standard purple/blue pattern on English cards
(Though I'll note that sticking with the previous build, in many cases, is better if you're really unsurebut that's another article entirely.) It's a bit of a meta thing to do, but if your goal is to give yourself the best chance while reducing risk, the halfway point is always an option to considerthough far from automatically always the right one
Birthing Pod Good enough to spawn an entire archetype named after it, several pod commanders, and 25 different Wish.com versions, Birthing Pod spawned, er, birthed a whole subset of decks focused on working up a chain of creatures