Hans Eriksson
Commander Legends 279 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Collector number
- 279
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Red
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
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.
"Nothing could ruin such a fine day, Saffi."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hans Eriksson was introduced in the 2020 Magic: The Gathering set Commander Legends, a draftable expansion designed specifically for the Commander format. The character is a deep-cut reference to a legendary 1994 flavor text from the card Lhurgoyf, which depicted a doomed explorer shouting for his sister, Saffi, as he was consumed by a creature. By featuring him in this set, Wizards of the Coast provided a long-awaited resolution to one of the game's oldest recurring jokes.
Artist Ryan Pancoast was commissioned to visualize the character, choosing to capture the tension of the moment described in the original 1994 card lore. Pancoast aimed to portray Hans not as a cartoonish victim, but as a determined explorer finally facing the beast that haunted him for decades. The card design intentionally leans into this narrative, utilizing a mechanic that pits Hans against the top card of the deck to represent the unpredictable and often perilous nature of his legendary encounter.
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