{"ops":[{"insert":"Hearthhull, the Worldseed"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bracket 4 Primer"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hearthhull is the engine that turns lands into every other resource in the game.\nUnlike traditional landfall decks that focus on repeatedly making land drops, Hearthhull actively "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"wants to sacrifice lands"},{"insert":" because every sacrificed land can become:\nMana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Damage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Graveyard fuel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creature tokens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Future land drops"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck is built around assembling a recursive engine that converts lands into overwhelming advantage. 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good line is:\nPlay Fabled Passage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gain one additional combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice Fabled Passage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gain another additional combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast Splendid Reclamation."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Return multiple lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Generate a combat for each land entering."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Even three or four extra combat phases are frequently enough to eliminate multiple players.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Advanced Sequencing"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Float mana before sacrificing lands."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Whenever possible:\nTap lands for mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice them to Squandered Resources or Zuran Orb."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast your spell."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Recover the lands later."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This extracts maximum value from every land.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Don't spend fetch lands immediately."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When you have landfall payoffs, holding a fetch until after Omnath, Scute Swarm, Moraug, or Ancient Greenwarden enters often doubles its impact.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Think one recursion cycle ahead."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Before sacrificing lands, ask:\n\"How am I getting these back?\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you don't have a 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Likewise, don't rush Splendid Reclamation simply because you can cast it.\nThe deck is strongest when it presents one explosive turn rather than a series of incremental threats.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Closing Philosophy"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The biggest lesson with Hearthhull is to stop thinking of lands as permanent resources.\nIn this deck, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"lands are currency"},{"insert":".\nSpend them freely—but only when you know you're getting more value back than you invested.\nOnce you start viewing every land as something to convert into mana, cards, damage, and future land drops, the deck becomes far more powerful than it appears at first glance. That's the mindset that consistently unlocks its strongest lines.\n"}]}