Hans Eriksson

Hans Eriksson is a weird little roulette wheel that turns your library into a source of free creatures and cards. Every time he attacks, you flip the top card of your deck—hit a creature and it comes down fighting Hans (which usually means something dies), hit a non-creature and you draw it. The deck wants to abuse this by running plenty of creatures, especially ones with high toughness or cool enter-the-battlefield effects that don't mind the fight damage. You're essentially getting free bodies and card draw while softening up opponents' creatures.

The gameplan is to keep Hans swinging to generate value, then either win through the steady stream of creatures you're putting into play or through combat damage once the board stabilizes. Since Hans is tough and recurring, he's also a decent blocker, so you can afford to be a bit slower. High-toughness creatures and creatures with ETB effects (like mana dorks, card draw, or damage effects) are your best friends here—they survive the fight and give you extra value.

This is a mid-range deck at heart: you're playing creatures, generating resources, and gradually overwhelming opponents. It doesn't need to be explosive or fast, just steady and resilient. Consider running cards that reward you for playing lots of creatures and cards that synergize with high toughness.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.