{"ops":[{"insert":"I love Final Fantasy VII.\n\nGrowing up in the Wii Era, I wasn't exposed to many of gaming's richest stories until I was a teenager, where I was able to go back and experience them retroactively. I of course started with FFVII, which I'd heard be praised as one of the greatest video games ever made. Naturally, I didn't get it at first. Every animation took forever and a half to show off the 3D, and I just couldn't contain my laughter controlling the blocky LEGO models on what were very clearly oversized png files. I thought this game was going to be another one of those cases where a beloved and revolutionary game just didn't stand the test of time.\n\nAnd then I used Tifa's Limit Break.\n\nSuddenly, instead of an animation just happening, there's a slot machine on my screen, and I'm in a minigame. If I time my button press wrong, I get a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Miss"},{"insert":". If I time it right, I get a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hit"},{"insert":". If I time it REALLY right, I get a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yeah!"},{"insert":"\n\nSafe to say I was hooked.\n\nI became obsessed with unlocking all of Tifa's Limit Breaks and expanding the slot machine to, predictably, seven slots. I just think there's something in our lizard brains that activates at the idea of getting a Jackpot, the coveted Triple Seven, the key to our wildest dreams. Well folks, I'm not offering Triple Sevens today. I'm offering thirty-one Sevens. Thirty-one Jackpots in a single deck, and we're going to go through all of them across Tifa's 7 Limit Breaks. Here we go!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Beat Rush"},{"insert":"\nStarting off easy with the cards that simply don't commit to the bit. Some of them can be casted for less than 7 mana, others are better off not casted at all. For example, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krosan Tusker"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Herd Migration"}},{"insert":" are pretty underwhelming cards to cast by themselves, but when discarded they can help you get lands faster so that you can play more of the important Jackpots. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angel of the Ruins"}},{"insert":" , of course, is the poster child of big creatures you can cycle for lands, but it helps to not underestimate the ability to exile artifacts and enchantments. Our obligatory boardwipe for the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sublime Exhalation"}},{"insert":" , which is essentially if Wrath of God was a little quirky but also let you be a little more lenient with your colored mana, which is helpful in such a green-centric deck. Also in this category is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Response // Resurgence"}},{"insert":" , which is only a 7-drop by sheer technicality, but It's good to have a Jackpot that can provide additional combats. The last Jackpot in this category is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judoon Enforcers"}},{"insert":" , which can be pretty good for locking down the board and ensuring you yourself don't become a victim of aggro decks. It can also be casted for 3 mana, provided you have a lot of patience, and you frankly would have to have a lot of patience to play a deck with 31 7-drops anyways, so who are we kidding here?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Somersault"},{"insert":"\nWe're finally starting to get some momentum, and more importantly, some pretty good creatures are hitting the board. Nothing jaw-dropping yet, but they're a valuable little bunch that packs a lot of punch. First up is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhino, Barreling Brute"}},{"insert":", who kind of does everything you'd want from a Gruul beater, and the card draw is greatly appreciated in this deck. After that is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan of Industry"}},{"insert":", a pretty solid chunk of value all by itself. Artifact removal is always good, and the ability to potentially shield one of your bigger threats can definitely come in handy. Speaking of teamwork, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Leatherhead, Iron Gator"}},{"insert":" is definitely one of the more collaborative heavy-hitters in this deck, and depending on how wide the board goes, a game-winning pump piece. Finally for this category we have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jumbo Cactuar"}},{"insert":", the legend himself. He requires a little bit of support to be truly threatening, but he has no trouble completely wiping out those that aren't prepared for him.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Waterkick"},{"insert":"\nWe've spent a little time on some classic beaters, but how about something more refreshing? How are we going to pay for all of these Jackpots anyways? What if we want more mana faster? Our first answer to this problem is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boundless Realms"}},{"insert":", a way to pull out basically all of our basics in one go. We also have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brass's Bounty"}},{"insert":" to profit even further on our land ramp. But I know what you're thinking, that's not fast enough, you want the mana faster. I hear you, and I'm with you. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chromatic Orrery"}},{"insert":" is not only one hell of a mana rock, it completely wipes out the need for colored pips, streamlining our ramp and letting us focus more on casting Jackpots. Still not fast enough, I get it. That's why we have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zendikar Resurgent"}},{"insert":", a beast whisperer and a mana doubler all in one. And if that's not fast enough, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Old Gnawbone"}},{"insert":" will give you an entire dragon's hoard every single combat. Need I remind you you're going to be doing a few of those?\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Meteodrive"},{"insert":"\nA disorienting suplex, and likewise you need to be just as disorienting. Disrupt, impede, you're not just waving around big stat blocks here! You've got big value Jackpots that can halt progress completely like the incredibly thematic "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elderscale Wurm"}},{"insert":", who can lock you at 7 HP. Next is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Curious Colossus"}},{"insert":", who can completely shut off enemy game plans through ability removal and turning everyone else's creatures into measly 1/1s. One trick very few people will expect is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Not of This World"}},{"insert":", a defensive counterspell that can be casted for free to protect one of your bigger threats. Threats like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite"}},{"insert":", a card that needs no introduction whatsoever. At worst it cripples enemy boards, and at best it locks them out of the game entirely. Prove that you've got more than just some muscle on board\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dolphin Blow"},{"insert":"\nBut, at the end of the day, some of these Jackpots are just here to flex. Don't be so clinical, have some fun, and get a little excessive! Don't just put a cherry on top, put a whole garden of cherries on top! No harm in a Jackpot you don't even really need to win. Like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ultima Weapon"}},{"insert":", a purely flavor pick but a fitting one all the same. Your opponents will still need to get rid of it before it gets rid of them. We also have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nyxbloom Ancient"}},{"insert":" for if you still didn't think all of that ramping from earlier was enough, have triple the mana instead. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Akroma's Memorial"}},{"insert":" is an astounding card to be certain, but it's frankly decorative to the function of the deck. Finally we have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titanic Ultimatum"}},{"insert":", for if you just want to win with the full Naya colors. You do you, express yourself in your Jackpot usage.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Meteor Strike"},{"insert":"\nAs we enter the penultimate Limit Break, we begin to approach tools that can build our snowball to a critical mass, and can make it very difficult to stop. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cultivator Colossus"}},{"insert":" has the potential to be one of our biggest creatures on board while providing that authentic gambling experience of topdecking lands. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tooth and Nail"}},{"insert":" can let us hunt down our two best creatures (we'll get to them later), and for a pinch extra, put them on the battlefield straight away. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gisela, Blade of Goldnight"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghalta and Mavren"}},{"insert":" are both massive sticks of value and damage amplification, and core parts of the snowball. All that's left to do is finish it.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Final Heaven"},{"insert":"\nWe've arrived at the peak, the summit of dopamine, the final 3 Jackpots. The Triple Sevens, if you will. These are our finishers, our win conditions, the Jackpots that will bring home the gold. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Super State"}},{"insert":" is similar to Akroma's Memorial from earlier, just a bunch of buffs and keywords, but the ability to hit all three players at once can potentially lead to a 3-way KO in a single turn. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers"}},{"insert":" is a card that was seemingly made for this deck, giving you the ability to fish for a new Jackpot every single combat and filling your board to the brim with value. But of course, the best has been saved for last. The final jackpot is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus"}},{"insert":". Doubling the board's power is one thing, but in a deck with multiple combats, that can guarantee you the game outright, then and there.\n\nAnd that's it. All that's left to do is test out a deck where every play feels like you won, a deck that will truly have you saying "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yeah!"},{"insert":" Give that lever a spin, and win the Jackpot!\n\n(Disclaimer: this deck and its creator do not condone real world gambling. buy singles.) \n"}]}