{"ops":[{"insert":"This is my first primer so stick with me here.\n\nLands are spells, you will play a slow early into monster mid/late game. \nThe deck's main plan is to just play sloppy abzan graveyard butt stuff\nUltimately you want to slowly curve out with lands and hopefully a 2-3 drop on curve because despite being a green lands deck, necrobloom is not incredibly integral to the deck so do not feel pressured to cast off repeat, its simply a creature maker for sacrifice fodder, another copy of field of the dead, you can possibly get up to 4 permanent fields of the dead with necrobloom, echoes of the deep, and thespian stage, and now a 5th with hall of echoes on necrobloom if youre ever that rich with lands.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"color":"#66b966","bold":true},"insert":"Tutor Targets"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Since the deck is mostly a creature deck, all the creature tutors are situational based on what you have/don't have in hand and 2nd hand (graveyard), atypically I get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Icetill Explorer"}},{"insert":" immediately fishing for value and ramp, but also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Six"}},{"insert":" gets back creatures like icetill if you mill over it another way and thats when the real value engine starts purring, when you can cast freely from graveyard with lands you discard to retrace, dredging lands on draw while milling, perfect. \nThe reason for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Icetill Explorer"}},{"insert":" above others is due to its incredible curve out from most of the tutors and immediate value it brings with fetch lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Verdant Catacombs"}},{"insert":" (and the 2 other color paired fetches) or even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deceptive Landscape"}},{"insert":" despite the much more limited use because of low basic land count, its rarely relevant in my experience. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Formidable Speaker"}},{"insert":" is THE defacto best tutor for the deck, since it can grab up to 32 cards, including the following 2 tutorers on creatures. So its hard to say what every single best grab may be but my few recommendations are as follows but in no particular order:\nAforementioned "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Six"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Icetill Explorer"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springheart Nantuko"}},{"insert":" on formiddable speaker will let you tutor chain and find whatever you may want everyturn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dauthi Voidwalker"}},{"insert":" are incredible hate pieces I am always happy to see out."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Glazing "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tato Farmer"}},{"insert":" is the sole reason this heart stil beats, its like icetill explorer but worst, but you can run it as well and get so much land ramp."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Horizon Explorer"}},{"insert":" lets you do some crazy shenanigans with the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Splendid Reclamation"}},{"insert":" like effects in the deck, basically giving you \"extra turns\" when used."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emrakul, the Exigent Doom"}},{"insert":" is fun tech with the lands that dont tap for any mana, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glacial Chasm"}},{"insert":" with the activated ability."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bringer of the Last Gift"}},{"insert":" is basically the only solid board wipe in the deck, being on both a body, and it being "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Death"}},{"insert":" hopefully means we can combo off."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNow with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pia, Aether Ascetic"}},{"insert":" you can grab "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springheart Nantuko"}},{"insert":", bestow it, and tutor for all the relevant enchantments while discarding lands for later use, or big reanimation targets so they arent stuck in hand. Atypically though you need to chain tutor on a game to game basis, but heres what I generally find their use cases for:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insidious Roots"}},{"insert":" and/or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"On Wings of Gold"}},{"insert":" can be used as anti-anti grave-hate, especially if you use it to ward off others from targetting your big splashy reanimation targets. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spelunking"}},{"insert":" has lots of lands that may come in tapped now don't, can be used and stick before big "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lumra, Bellow of the Woods"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Famished Worldsire"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aftermath Analyst"}},{"insert":" turns. This card additionally synergizes with amulet of vigor for some odd reason I cant tell you about rules, making you able to tap the untapped lands for mana, and then the amulet trigger to untap, doubling your mana. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ripples of Undeath"}},{"insert":" and/or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sylvan Library"}},{"insert":" serve as early card selection and advantage because the grave is just another hand. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Funeral Room // Awakening Hall"}},{"insert":" and/or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"On Wings of Gold"}},{"insert":" are targets for Pia to utilize tokens that are stuck on the field that dont do anything while being reflexive 2 ability cards. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grasp of Fate"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Static Prison"}},{"insert":" are to buy time because none of this is permanent forever removal, but the fact theyre all permanents means they can be recurred relatively easily so may be more useful than the standard instant or sorcery based removal spells. And can even be copied with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adagia, Windswept Bastion"}},{"insert":" or doubled with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chthonian Nightmare"}},{"insert":" and/or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quest for the Necropolis"}},{"insert":" are used alternatively to instant or sorcery based recursion due to the same reason as above."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sothera, the Supervoid"}},{"insert":" is a moral "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Pact"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dictate of Erebos"}},{"insert":". While also being a fun way to ward off board wipes, or especially in land based mirror matches if opponents have good pieces, hosing a hexproof/shroud/indestructible voltron commander. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Tenacity"}},{"insert":" is solely a wincon card, effectively doubling 7/8 ways to win with death pings, etb pings like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kambal, Profiteering Mayor"}},{"insert":". And if not doubling, can quickly or slowly ping out a player with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana the Faultless"}},{"insert":". And with valgavoth your moderate 9 dmg (18 point life swing though since you do infact gain 9 life too), turns into an 18dmg swing. Also crazy good one time use sacrifice fodder cause it returns."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWith "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brightglass Gearhulk"}},{"insert":" is a sleeper draw 2 cards most of the time, \"drawing\" cards like : \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Amulet of Vigor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Exploration Broodship"}},{"insert":" , and obligatory "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" for ramp."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quest for the Necropolis"}},{"insert":" can be at worst 7 mana recursion, but even then, it may still be discounting the highest end payoffs the deck has like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avacyn, Angel of Horror"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lumra, Bellow of the Woods"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Famished Worldsire"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Valgavoth, Terror Eater"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Static Prison"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lich's Relic"}},{"insert":" tutorable interaction. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm"}},{"insert":" can be at worst a rattlesnake (disuades random attackers cause deathtouch), and at best a threatening planeswalker with only useful abilities, especially its artifact/enchantment removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana the Faultless"}},{"insert":" is a flexible card in being a possible wincon (dont count on it) with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Tenacity"}},{"insert":". It is more importantly a standard bearer, a card that disuades enemy interaction cause we just pitch big dumb creatures to reanimate later, or lands cause we're necrobloom, the lands come back easier to her hexproof ability. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAnd finally, instant speed land tutors, WOTC has been super pushing lands, making them more and more like spells every set, so here are all the ones I included you should consider whenever you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Cave"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archdruid's Charm"}},{"insert":":\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Talon Gates of Madara"}},{"insert":" can do so much, but theres no infinites with the card in this deck. Mainly protection, but can be offensive for pesky permanents that need to be removed for 1 turn to do something."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bounce lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Golgari Rot Farm"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selesnya Sanctuary"}},{"insert":" can return mdfc lands, and the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Takenuma, Abandoned Mire"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boseiju, Who Endures"}},{"insert":" from the field to hand, while ramping us 1 mana even without bouncing an important land, or just double dip in etb effects on surveil lands. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bojuka Bog"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lazotep Quarry"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shifting Woodland"}},{"insert":" are insane recursion pieces on lands. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ideally only use these cards in this way when you can guarantee you have the other, but "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thespian's Stage"}},{"insert":", if you turn thespians into dark depths you get a 20/20 cause thespians has no counters because it did not enter as a copy, very fun option, highly recommend. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wasteland"}},{"insert":" use the land to destroy the lands. Especially important utility lands the opponents may run, watch for lands that give haste, and any lands on this list an enemy might also play cause they're good."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Speaking of planet lands, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adagia, Windswept Bastion"}},{"insert":" is part of the reason the deck has removal on permanents, so you can copy them and get some good value."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"And the other planet land in the deck, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Susur Secundi, Void Altar"}},{"insert":" lets you utilize your biggest creatures for draw on a land. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glacial Chasm"}},{"insert":" is like a permanent fog that some opponents may not be able to answer if they didnt build their deck with this land in mind, you dont have to win with combat with this deck, but especially with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Icetill Explorer"}},{"insert":" you can sacrifice chasm on upkeep, taking no dmg, swing whatever you want, replay chasm from yard, and play 1 more land and some decks just cannot get through that."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Field of the Dead"}},{"insert":" the pride and joy of the deck, half of the commander on a land, makes infinite bodies, is hard to deal with, never stays gone forever because of the land recursion. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nApart of the deck that can come up is the fact that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lumra, Bellow of the Woods"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Famished Worldsire"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emrakul, the Exigent Doom"}},{"insert":" while are big, don't do much of anything after their one off affect. So use cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Susur Secundi, Void Altar"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghoulcaller Gisa"}},{"insert":" to sacrifice them for value after trying the beatdown plan. NEVER sacrifice a big creature when theyre summoning sick, always try to wait a turn, attack, and then sacrifice for the biggest value of the big creature. Alternatively "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince"}},{"insert":" is a good way to turn the shitty 0/1 or 1/1 tokens into a relevant hard to deal with threat while getting tons of sacrifice triggers in front of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Funeral Room // Awakening Hall"}},{"insert":", its all about the rate of conversion, cause mathematically unless you're trying to flip sephiroth do not sacrifice 2/2's to make ormendahl.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Shifting Woodland"}},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I wasn't going to make this portion until I realized that its a complicated card with so many uses, but heres a number of usefully relevant usecases to keep an eye for:\nIf shifting woodland has been on the field for at least a turn, you can animate it into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghoulcaller Gisa"}},{"insert":" to not have to deal with her clunky summoning sickness to make big creatures into sacrifice fodder."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dauthi Voidwalker"}},{"insert":" same with this card, it even remembers all the previous cards exiled so you can get really cheeky at a modest 5 mana (shifting woodlands wouldnt be able to tap for mana so its basically 5 mana)"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sothera, the Supervoid"}},{"insert":", can be a tricky and annoying catch if someone plans to get on top via a board wipe, at instant speed, you even get to take the best creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" it only takes one scute to start the swarm, animate it into scute and play 1 fetch land like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windswept Heath"}},{"insert":" and its annoyingly off to the races."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aftermath Analyst"}},{"insert":" while the infinites with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zuran Orb"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Squandered Resources"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sylvan Safekeeper"}},{"insert":" aren't in the deck, it can still be a splendid reclamation granted you already have 8 mana and cant just reanimate Lumra. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For 4 mana, you can tap shifting woodlands for mana this time you can turn it into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glacial Chasm"}},{"insert":" for just 1 turn, letting you dodge the side effects for a literal "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fog"}},{"insert":" they cant counterspell. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"}]}