Sword of Hearth and Home combines a combat boost with land acceleration and a reusable creature-entry effect. The equipped creature gets +2/+2 and protection from green and white. When it deals combat damage to a player, you can exile a creature you own and return it alongside a searched basic land, creating value that continues beyond the attack itself.
Creatures such as Eternal Witness and Solemn Simulacrum are productive blink targets because their entry abilities recover cards or find lands. In a white deck, Stoneforge Mystic can find the Sword and later become a useful creature to blink for another Equipment search. The blink target must be a creature you own, which can also let you recover one of your creatures that an opponent currently controls.
The basic land enters without an instruction from the Sword to enter tapped, so an ordinary basic can usually provide mana during your second main phase. Repeated connections therefore grow your mana base while reusing creatures. You do not need to choose a creature target to receive the land-search benefit, making the Sword useful even on a sparse board.
Protection from green and white helps against some blockers and targeted removal, but it also prevents certain beneficial Auras and targeting from your own cards. Choose an attacker that can connect consistently, and remember that blinking an equipped creature removes its attachments. The Sword rewards successful combat with lasting resources rather than only a larger damage total.
