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{"ops":[{"insert":"Deck Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Toph turns the deck's lands and artifacts into an ever-growing army while rewarding us for making land drops.\nThe primary plan is to ramp early, build up our land count, and use landfall and earthbending to create creatures, generate value, and eventually overwhelm the table.\nThis is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"not a Voltron or combo-first deck"},{"insert":". The goal is to build a resilient board and turn our lands into threats.\n\nEarly Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Prioritize:\nMaking land drops"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Green mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ramp"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Getting Toph onto the battlefield"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Setting up landfall/value engines"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Key ramp pieces include "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Cultivate, Rampant Growth, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner,"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kodama of the East Tree"},{"insert":".\nDon't rush into combat just because Toph can create attackers. Early resources are more valuable when used to establish the engine.\n\nMidgame"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once the mana engine is established, start generating value from repeated land drops.\nImportant engines include:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Scute Swarm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rampaging Baloths"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Springheart Nantuko"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Felidar Retreat"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tannuk, Memorial Ensign"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bitter Work"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Earthbender Ascension"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Toph, Hardheaded Teacher"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The goal is to turn additional lands into creatures, counters, cards, and mana until the board becomes difficult for opponents to keep up with.\n\nGoing Wide"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck naturally produces a large number of creatures through landfall and earthbending.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Scute Swarm, Rampaging Baloths, Springheart Nantuko,"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Felidar Retreat"},{"insert":" are major token engines.\nDon't worry if individual creatures start small. The deck is designed to accumulate resources until the board becomes overwhelming.\n\nProtecting the Board"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Toph wants to survive long enough for the land engine to take over.\nProtection includes:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Teferi's Protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sylvan Safekeeper"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Stasis Coffin"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Beorn's Hospitality"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Be careful about sacrificing lands to Sylvan Safekeeper or Zuran Orb unless the value is worth losing the land temporarily.\n\nRemoval"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck uses a mix of efficient creature removal and flexible permanent interaction:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swords to Plowshares"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Path to Exile"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Haywire Mite"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Annie Joins Up"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bumi Bash"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cracked Earth Technique"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rockalanche"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Boseiju, Who Endures"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use removal strategically rather than trying to control the entire table. The deck generally wins by developing a stronger board rather than answering everything.\n\nImportant Interactions"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Landfall Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Multiple landfall cards can trigger from the same land entering the battlefield.\nCards such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner, Tannuk, Scute Swarm, Rampaging Baloths,"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Felidar Retreat"},{"insert":" can quickly turn additional land drops into substantial advantage.\nZuran Orb + Haru"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Zuran Orb"},{"insert":" can sacrifice lands for life, while Toph's land-based strategy can make sacrificing lands less painful.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Haru, Hidden Talent"},{"insert":" can create additional value from lands entering and leaving the battlefield.\nThe full interaction is powerful, but don't rely on assembling it every game. It is a value engine rather than the deck's primary plan.\nLiquimetal Torque"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Liquimetal Torque is included not only as ramp but because its artifact interaction can create additional Toph-specific interactions.\nThe card is intentionally being tested rather than treated as a generic mana rock.\n\nTutors"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Enlightened Tutor"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Worldly Tutor"},{"insert":" should generally find the piece that is missing from the current board state rather than automatically searching for the most powerful card.\nExamples:\nNeed landfall → find a landfall engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need creatures → find a token/creature engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need protection → find the appropriate defensive piece"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need a finisher → find the card that converts the existing board into lethal damage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWinning the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck generally wins through combat.\nThe ideal late game looks like:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ramp → multiple land drops → landfall triggers → tokens/land creatures → counters/value → massive combat attack"},{"insert":"\nThe deck is not trying to win as quickly as possible. Instead, it builds an increasingly difficult board for opponents to answer.\n\nMulligan Priorities"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Look for:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2–4 lands"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Green mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"At least one ramp/value piece"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A reasonable curve"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Good hands usually contain a combination of:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lands + Ramp + Toph/engine + payoff"},{"insert":"\nAvoid hands that contain several expensive payoffs but lack early mana development.\n\nGame Plan in One Sentence"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Make land drops, turn those lands into value and creatures, build a huge board, protect it, and eventually bury the table in earthbending-powered combat."},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Commander
Toph, the First Metalbender
Nontoken artifacts you control are lands in addition to their other types. (They don't gain the ability to for mana.)
At the beginning of your end step, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
At the beginning of your end step, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Ally
Commander
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Artifact
The Earth Crystal
Green spells you cast cost less to cast.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
, : Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
, : Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.
Legendary Artifact
Artifact
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Creature
Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
During your turn, Avatar Kyoshi has hexproof.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, earthbend 8, then untap that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put eight +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, earthbend 8, then untap that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put eight +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Avatar
Badgermole
When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
Creature - Mole Badger
Badgermole Cub
When this creature enters, earthbend 1. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional .
Whenever you tap a creature for mana, add an additional .
Creature - Mole Badger
Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
When Bumi enters, earthbend 1. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever Bumi attacks, put two +1/+1 counters on each land creature you control.
Whenever Bumi attacks, put two +1/+1 counters on each land creature you control.
Legendary Creature - Human Ally Noble
Earth Kingdom General
When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature, you may gain that much life. Do this only once each turn.
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature, you may gain that much life. Do this only once each turn.
Creature - Human Soldier Ally
Earthbending Student
When this creature enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Land creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)
Land creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)
Creature - Human Warrior Ally
Haru, Hidden Talent
Whenever another Ally you control enters, earthbend 1. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Ally Peasant
The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
Whenever The Boulder attacks, earthbend X, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 4 or greater. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Performer
Toph, Earthbending Master
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get an experience counter.
Whenever you attack, earthbend X, where X is the number of experience counters you have. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you attack, earthbend X, where X is the number of experience counters you have. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Ally
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
When Toph enters, you may discard a card. If you do, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast a spell, earthbend 1. If that spell is a Lesson, put an additional +1/+1 counter on that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Whenever you cast a spell, earthbend 1. If that spell is a Lesson, put an additional +1/+1 counter on that land. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Ally
Toph, the Blind Bandit
When Toph enters, earthbend 2. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Toph's power is equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on lands you control.
Toph's power is equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on lands you control.
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Ally
Creature
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Enchantment
Beorn's Hospitality
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: This enchantment becomes a Bear creature in addition to its other types and gains "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control." (This effect doesn't end.)
: This enchantment becomes a Bear creature in addition to its other types and gains "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control." (This effect doesn't end.)
Enchantment
Bitter Work
Whenever you attack a player with one or more creatures with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Exhaust — : Earthbend 4. Activate only during your turn. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put four +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped. Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
Exhaust — : Earthbend 4. Activate only during your turn. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put four +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped. Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
Enchantment
Earthbender Ascension
When this enchantment enters, earthbend 2. Then search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a quest counter on this enchantment. When you do, if it has four or more quest counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains trample until end of turn.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a quest counter on this enchantment. When you do, if it has four or more quest counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains trample until end of turn.
Enchantment
The Legend of Kyoshi
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
II — Earthbend X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. That land becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
II — Earthbend X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. That land becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Enchantment
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Instant
Instant
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Land
Ba Sing Se
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
: Add .
, : Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
: Add .
, : Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Land
Boseiju, Who Endures
: Add .
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Channel — , Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Land
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Landfall
Springheart Nantuko
Bestow
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay if this permanent is attached to a creature you control. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature. If you didn't create a token this way, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay if this permanent is attached to a creature you control. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature. If you didn't create a token this way, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token.
Creature Enchantment - Monk Insect
Landfall
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Protection
Teferi's Protection
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Instant
Protection
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Ramp
Kodama of the East Tree
Reach
Whenever another permanent you control enters, if it wasn't put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Whenever another permanent you control enters, if it wasn't put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Roamer's Routine
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by , where X is its power. Then exile this spell.)
Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by , where X is its power. Then exile this spell.)
Sorcery
Tireless Provisioner
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a Food token or a Treasure token. (Food is an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life." Treasure is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Elf Scout
Ramp
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Removal
Removal
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Sorcery
Rockalanche
Earthbend X, where X is the number of Forests you control. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put X +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery - Lesson
Sorcery
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Tutor
Tutor
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Maybeboard
Akroma's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.
Instant
Cultivator Colossus
Trample
Cultivator Colossus's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
When this creature enters, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. If you do, draw a card and repeat this process.
Cultivator Colossus's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
When this creature enters, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. If you do, draw a card and repeat this process.
Creature - Beast Plant
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Minotaur
The Ozolith
Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on The Ozolith.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if The Ozolith has counters on it, you may move all counters from The Ozolith onto target creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if The Ozolith has counters on it, you may move all counters from The Ozolith onto target creature.
Legendary Artifact
Maybeboard
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The deck is designed to accumulate resources until the board becomes overwhelming.\n\nProtecting the Board"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Toph wants to survive long enough for the land engine to take over.\nProtection includes:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Teferi's Protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sylvan Safekeeper"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Stasis Coffin"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Beorn's Hospitality"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Be careful about sacrificing lands to Sylvan Safekeeper or Zuran Orb unless the value is worth losing the land temporarily.\n\nRemoval"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck uses a mix of efficient creature removal and flexible permanent interaction:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swords to Plowshares"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Path to Exile"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Haywire Mite"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Annie Joins Up"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bumi Bash"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cracked Earth Technique"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rockalanche"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Boseiju, Who Endures"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use removal strategically rather than trying to control the entire table. The deck generally wins by developing a stronger board rather than answering everything.\n\nImportant Interactions"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Landfall Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Multiple landfall cards can trigger from the same land entering the battlefield.\nCards such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner, Tannuk, Scute Swarm, Rampaging Baloths,"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Felidar Retreat"},{"insert":" can quickly turn additional land drops into substantial advantage.\nZuran Orb + Haru"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Zuran Orb"},{"insert":" can sacrifice lands for life, while Toph's land-based strategy can make sacrificing lands less painful.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Haru, Hidden Talent"},{"insert":" can create additional value from lands entering and leaving the battlefield.\nThe full interaction is powerful, but don't rely on assembling it every game. It is a value engine rather than the deck's primary plan.\nLiquimetal Torque"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Liquimetal Torque is included not only as ramp but because its artifact interaction can create additional Toph-specific interactions.\nThe card is intentionally being tested rather than treated as a generic mana rock.\n\nTutors"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Enlightened Tutor"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Worldly Tutor"},{"insert":" should generally find the piece that is missing from the current board state rather than automatically searching for the most powerful card.\nExamples:\nNeed landfall → find a landfall engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need creatures → find a token/creature engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need protection → find the appropriate defensive piece"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Need a finisher → find the card that converts the existing board into lethal damage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWinning the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck generally wins through combat.\nThe ideal late game looks like:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ramp → multiple land drops → landfall triggers → tokens/land creatures → counters/value → massive combat attack"},{"insert":"\nThe deck is not trying to win as quickly as possible. Instead, it builds an increasingly difficult board for opponents to answer.\n\nMulligan Priorities"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Look for:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2–4 lands"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Green mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"At least one ramp/value piece"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A reasonable curve"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Good hands usually contain a combination of:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lands + Ramp + Toph/engine + payoff"},{"insert":"\nAvoid hands that contain several expensive payoffs but lack early mana development.\n\nGame Plan in One Sentence"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Make land drops, turn those lands into value and creatures, build a huge board, protect it, and eventually bury the table in earthbending-powered combat."},{"insert":"\n"}]}