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Hans Eriksson
Legendary Creature — Human Scout · 2RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Hans Eriksson is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Hans Eriksson attacks, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking defending player or a planeswalker they control. Otherwise, put that card into your hand. When you put a creature card onto the battlefield this way, it fights Hans Eriksson.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Hans Eriksson: 36
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)
- Consistency95
- Speed58
- Interaction63
- Resilience84
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (22 nonbasic, 3 Mountain, 11 Forest)
Sol Ring · Anara, Wolvid Familiar · Vigor · Darksteel Plate · Arcane Signet · Garruk's Uprising · Hua Tuo, Honored Physician · Doors of Durin · Cultivate · Wulfgar of Icewind Dale · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Mithril Coat · Beast Within · Goblin Anarchomancer · Heroic Intervention · Neyith of the Dire Hunt · Terastodon · Rampant Growth · Etali, Primal Storm · Apex Altisaur · Stonehoof Chieftain · Regeneration · Magebane Armor · Rhythm of the Wild · Kodama of the East Tree · Chaos Warp · Nature's Lore · Sensei's Divining Top · Blasphemous Act · Radha, Heart of Keld · Giant Adephage · Reclaim · Mwonvuli Beast Tracker · Augur of Autumn · Farseek · Kodama's Reach · Three Visits · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Soul of the Harvest · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Scroll Rack · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Worldspine Wurm · Swiftfoot Boots · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Ilharg, the Raze-Boar · Family's Favor · Kogla and Yidaro · Worldly Tutor · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Sylvan Library · Anzrag, the Quake-Mole · Ranging Raptors · Withstand Death · Arni Metalbrow · Noxious Revival · Gruul Signet · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Titan of Industry · Mirri's Guile · Return of the Wildspeaker · Terror of the Peaks · Ancient Adamantoise · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Temple of Abandon · Rockfall Vale · Rogue's Passage · Game Trail · Karplusan Forest · Spire Garden · Kessig Wolf Run · Mosswort Bridge · Gruul Turf · Wooded Foothills · Mossfire Valley · Commercial District · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Exotic Orchard · Thornspire Verge · Evolving Wilds · Sheltered Thicket · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Hans Eriksson
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Hans Eriksson, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Anara, Wolvid Familiar | 74% | +70% |
| Hua Tuo, Honored Physician | 61% | +61% |
| Darksteel Plate | 62% | +59% |
| Vigor | 64% | +58% |
| Doors of Durin | 56% | +52% |
| Wulfgar of Icewind Dale | 54% | +49% |
| Magebane Armor | 48% | +48% |
| Regeneration | 48% | +47% |
| Stonehoof Chieftain | 48% | +46% |
| Apex Altisaur | 48% | +45% |
| Mithril Coat | 52% | +45% |
| Terastodon | 49% | +44% |
| Neyith of the Dire Hunt | 49% | +44% |
| Sensei's Divining Top | 45% | +43% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 53% | +43% |
| Reclaim | 43% | +42% |
| Mwonvuli Beast Tracker | 42% | +42% |
| Giant Adephage | 43% | +42% |
| Radha, Heart of Keld | 43% | +41% |
| Kodama of the East Tree | 47% | +40% |
| Scroll Rack | 37% | +36% |
| Augur of Autumn | 40% | +36% |
| Family's Favor | 35% | +34% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 36% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Hans Eriksson deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Anara, Wolvid Familiar
- Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
- Vigor
- Doors of Durin
- Magebane Armor
- Regeneration
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Darksteel Plate
- Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
- Apex Altisaur
- Neyith of the Dire Hunt
- Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Kodama of the East Tree
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mithril Coat
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Scroll Rack
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Mirri's Guile
- Sylvan Library
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Hans Eriksson
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Put all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Neheb, the Eternal + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Hans Eriksson's color identity?
Hans Eriksson is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Hans Eriksson come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Hans Eriksson deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Hans Eriksson deck run?
Real Hans Eriksson decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Hans Eriksson?
The three highest-synergy cards are Anara, Wolvid Familiar, Hua Tuo, Honored Physician, Darksteel Plate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Hans Eriksson decks.
What combos does Hans Eriksson have?
Hans Eriksson has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Hans Eriksson deck cost?
You can start cheap: Anara, Wolvid Familiar, Hua Tuo, Honored Physician, Vigor are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.