Hans Eriksson

Legendary Creature — Human Scout

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.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (17)

KBK7101 on Alternative themes/gimmick EDH deck ideas

1 year ago

Whenever anyone asks this kind of question, I always default back to my favorite sets/planes. And also Rule 0 partner decks. lol

I apologize in advance if none of these are the kind of thing that you're looking for.

I really enjoy my Satsuki, the Living Lore deck. Most, if not all, of the relevant sagas are all cheap and some of the best cards in the deck that care about counters (like Power Conduit and Nesting Grounds along with various proliferate cards) were reprinted in New Capenna's Brokers commander deck, so those are also pretty cheap. Add in cards like Historian's Boon, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle and any constellation/enchantress effects you see fit and that's pretty much the core of the deck right there.

Kairi, the Swirling Sky is a really fun clones deck that I use on Arena's Historic Brawl format. Basic gameplan is to make as many copies of Kairi as possible, only to watch them die to the legend rule and benefit from the death triggers.

Toralf, God of Fury  ^Flip is another deck that I have and really enjoy. It makes mono red burn possible in commander, and the way that Toralf interacts with damage doublers such as Dictate of the Twin Gods means that the "trample" damage your spells have get amplified for each creature you kill with it. I have a better description of it on my deck's page, if you're interesting (not trying to self-advertise, I promise). Not sure how well this deck could be built on a budget as I'm not sure how much the damage doubling cards are at the moment (as they're kind of crucial).

Any of the five Amonkhet gods. Oketra the True, Kefnet the Mindful, Bontu the Glorified, Hazoret the Fervent and Rhonas the Indomitable never get as much love as the Theros gods and it makes me sad (because Amonkhet is my favorite plane). Their drawbacks are fairly substantial, I will admit, so they're a bit of a challenge to build. Might be what you're looking for?

Ghen, Arcanum Weaver but as an aristocrats style deck where you sacrifice enchantment creatures like Nyxborn Rollicker, Hopeful Eidolon and Gnarled Scarhide to recur stuff like Doomwake Giant. Could also be a hybrid enchantress kind of deck if you lean heavily into the Bestow mechanic. (Hm. I actually really like this idea...)

You could also run some "illegal" partners. I usually only try to do this if they have some sort of story significance, though. For example, I have a young Urza, Powerstone Prodigy and Mishra, Excavation Prodigy precon power leveled deck that I love. Hans Eriksson and Saffi Eriksdotter is one I've wanted to build for a while. Also maybe Gisa the Ghoulcaller and Stitcher Geralf? Or their newer versions, Geralf, Visionary Stitcher and Gisa, Glorious Resurrector? Stuff like that.

KBK7101 on Wulfgar of Icewind Dale EDH - Extra Attack!

1 year ago

I don't know if Isshin is "better". Different, yes. Better? While Isshin does get you access to more colors, Wulfgar has Melee and access to green. Both are very cool, either way!

Since the deck hinges on attacking, you might want to add in some more haste enablers like Fervor or Tuktuk Rubblefort or something.

Looking through some of green's best attack triggers, thoughts on Pathbreaker Ibex (a bit expensive these days), Rampaging Brontodon, Blossoming Bogbeast and Hans Eriksson?

TypicalTimmy on Did Saffi Eriksdotter really die?

1 year ago

In the flavortext of Saffi Eriksdotter, it mentions that she strode from deep snow to dusty waste, and that a crease of light was behind her.

To me, that sounds like she planeswalked.

I do not know the story or the lore behind her; I am merely going off of flavor text. To me, it sounds like she accidentally planeswalked away with her brother, Hans Eriksson was the one who was left behind and killed by the Lhurgoyf - despite it saying that the flavortext of this card was her "last words".

Ca1m_down on Henzie "Toolbox" Torre

1 year ago

darkslayer812 I wanted to keep the creature count really high to be able to take advantage of cards like Ilharg, the Raze-Boar, Hans Eriksson, Summoner's Egg, Clone Shell, and Champion of Rhonas. I definitely like Evo Leap and I think I'll probably test it a bit, but I definitely want to keep the creature count as high as possible because that's usually what ends up making the deck stall. Seedguide Ash is definitely a good shout, I'll probbably throw one in. Thanks! I guess I missed that one because I was focusing on finding things that had a combination of etb, attack, and/or death triggers. Seems like a powerful enough death trigger to earn a slot.

I'll look over your list and give you my thoughts in a comment :)

AwesomeJMS5 on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

Gisa, Flesh Carver {2}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

Merged creatures you control are black in addition to its other colors and have Fear.

Whenever another merged creature you control dies, you may pay {B}{B}. If you do, return one of its creatures to the battlefield tapped.

Partners with Geralf, Flesh Sculptor.

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Cool Challenge! Let's repeat it with a new pairing. I really wish Saffi Eriksdotter and Hans Eriksson could have been partners... So, create a "Partner With" Commander for one of these two. Then, hopefully, the next person will to the other one.

KrarkTheAngryBoi on Which non-partner commanders would you …

2 years ago

Saffi Eriksdotter and Hans Eriksson just a really cool pair

average_overload_enjoyer on New Format for EDH: Rule …

2 years ago

Yes!! Finally, my Naya Hans Eriksson/Saffi Eriksdotter partner deck and 5c Genju of the Realm jank decklists can be shared with the world!

TypicalTimmy on New Format: Rule 0

2 years ago

Thanks to the work of tiffanyann for this idea.

We often talk about "Rule 0"; What your deck does, what it's power level is, who your Commander is, if there are any infinite combos, etc.

But sometimes, Rule 0 is to ask the table if using an Unset Commander is okay. If using a Legendary Enchantment or Artifact or Planeswalker in the Command Zone is okay. If running Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld Partnered with Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld is okay. Other examples are Stitcher Geralf and Ghoulcaller Gisa as Partners, or Hans Eriksson and Saffi Eriksdotter. Maybe you want to run Sword of Dungeons & Dragons in your D&D themed set. Maybe you want to run Surgeon General Commander. But there's more; Sometimes you want to play with a banned card. Maybe you have this killer Griselbrand build and want to see if it can withstand three opponents.

Rule 0 is important. It doesn't often "require" its own hub, but there are times when it could be useful. And, if the community accepts it as a unique hub, it could also open up more creativity because it pushes up against the boundaries of the RC.

After all, as long as your table is okay with it, then it's fine. If your table is fine with you running Iona, Shield of Emeria or Primevals' Glorious Rebirth, Garruk, Apex Predator or Grimlock, Dinobot Leader  ^Flip then there is absolutely no reason why you can't or shouldn't be able to. All of these are not legal for use as Commanders within the Command Zone, but if your table is okay with it, then suddenly they are. Similarly, Iona and Grimlock can't be in the deck, even in the +99. If your table is okay with it, then it's fine.

Similarly, sometimes players build decks that run non-legendary creatures as Commanders. One very popular build is Shaman of the Great Hunt, and to a lesser extent Brutal Hordechief. In fact, one of the most popular decks on this site itself would be classified as Rule 0: Dune: He Who Can Destroy a Thing, Controls a Thing, by FenIsABasicSwamp.

So with that said, I propose Rule 0 as a hub. Since we need to be able to describe it in one or two short sentences;

• "There are many rules to EDH. Rule 0 decks ask the table beforehand if it is okay to run silver-bordered cards, banned cards or cards that would otherwise be 'illegal' in the Command Zone."