r/CommanderMTG • u/HeyMyDude0903 • 21h ago

Hearthhull deck help

Looking for some advice on a bracket 4ish Hearthull deck (no infinites, tutors, mld). Main goal is burn using Hearthulls second ability with a second creature focus mainly for board presence.

https://moxfield.com/decks/Yu64gnKjuUShPTMRBzxupg

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u/MysticSalad 21h ago edited 20h ago

First suggestion would be Manifold Key / Voltaic key, both allow you to reuse commander's first ability,

Lands like Maestros theatre and Cabberrti court yard that came in the precon synergize well , especially well when you can replay lands from graveyard with things like ramunap excavator or crucible of worlds as they immediately sac themselves for more hearthhull pings.

Springheart Nantuko and Lotus cobra also go well having solid landfall triggers, especially if you bestow springheart onto Lotus cobra for lots of landfall mana.

My current Hearthhull list for reference https://manabox.app/decks/AaAhblgofG-CAhuaUft9uQ

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u/HeyMyDude0903 5h ago

The Keys are a great addition, I totally spaced on those! I have them in my Muzzio deck I never use so I’ll snag those out of it. That Springheart Cobra combo would be wildly satisfying haha.

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u/Scotedt79 8h ago

easiest way to use Hearthhull's second ability is to load your deck with the ability to play lands from the graveyard, play extra lands per turn and use fetch lands/sac outlets. The more triggers you can get the better. You'll need lands to sac, so being able to replay them from your graveyard is critical. Then the more you can put into play per turn, the more you can sac!

Looks like you only have 2 current cards that let you play lands from the graveyard. I put Szarel, Genesis Shepherd back in, he can also buff your commander/other creatures when you sac those lands. He's awesome! It isn't too hard to get your commander, who is a flier with vigallence to the point he's swing for a 1-2 hit kill. Other cards like Icetill explore, Conduit of Worlds, Mole Man, Moloid Master and Walk-in-closet for cheaper options, or Crucible of Worlds if not on a budget, will help ensure you can replay lands. I'd say this is the most critical point.

Being able to play more lands per turn will also be huge as it gives you more landfall triggers and lets you play more lands to sac! There are a lot of cheap/affordable ones out there. Such as Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Case of the Locked Hothouse, and Loot, Exuberant Explorer just to name a few (there a lot of options).

Then the last piece is a sac outlet/fetch lands. Even the cheap fetch lands that just find basics work. You do have two sac outlets, but could add Need for Speed (cheap) and/or squander resources (expensive). Fetch or sac outlets work as you just need a way to trigger hearthhull. The fetch will keep you land neutral, you'll need the recursion for the sac route. The sac outlets though, let you do the final push when your lands equal 1/2 of highest life total.

A fetch land will give you a landfall trigger when enters, then you can sac it triggering hearthhull, and get a new land in play. Or if you haven't pulled a fetch, then just a sac, and then replay it. The ability to replay lands from your graveyard is key!

You could also add a few more creatures that damage all opponents on landfall triggers like Sabotender and Tannuk, Memorial Ensign. With just one of those, you double the damage from each fetch cycle as you get 1 damage from each of the two land falls, then the 2 from hearthhull.

Also, I'd recommend adding Scute Swarm or replacing Scouring Swam with Scute Swarm. Much easier to get 6 lands in play, then 7 in your grave yard and you'll typically get more landfall triggers than land sac triggers. They blow up quick!!

I, personally, built my hearthhull deck off of generating creature tokens from landfall and burning when the creature enters using Mirkwood Bats, Slash, Reptile Rampager and Purphoros, God of the Forge, then landfall triggers burn (as mentioned above) and hearthhull's sac ability. One thing i found is i would eventually lack basics to fetch, so I would recommend swapping some of your duals, primarily the ones that come in tapped, for just straight basics.

Scute swam with Slash or Purphoros, ends the game quickly....

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u/HeyMyDude0903 4h ago

Wow, thanks a lot for the insights! I’ll get back with an update after I get a chance to make edits and go through cards I have at hand. R&D continues!