No one can cast spells or activate abilities during this step
That figure now looks like chump change compared to the cards sale in recent years, with a card graded at Near-Mint 7 selling for $375,000 in early 2021 and another NM7 copy fetching $900,000 a year later
Its the only card that you can cast for free, but the cost to do so can be quite large
12 Pod Pod decks get their name from the card, Birthing Pod, an artifact that allows creatures to be sacrificed in order to tutor for any creature with a mana value one higher than the sacrificed card
Hatebears and light Stax are the kinds of speed bumps which allow that kind of game to take place
For extra chaos, flip a coin to make your choice: heads for artifact, tails for enchantment, and both if the coin lands on its edge