Hanweir Lancer
Creature — Human Knight
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as this creature is paired with another creature, both creatures have first strike.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25677
Hanweir Lancer is a two-mana 2/2 that gains first strike as long as you control another Human — a conditional upside that costs nothing extra once you're already running a Human-tribal shell. Outside that context, it's a vanilla 2/2 for two, and that's not worth a card slot in any powered format.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hanweir Lancer sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern, where a 2/2 for two needs to do far more to earn inclusion. Pauper is the most plausible non-Commander home — Human synergies exist at common, and first strike on a two-drop is a real combat keyword — but it still faces stiff competition for the two-drop slot. In Commander, Hanweir Lancer belongs strictly in Human-tribal builds where you can reliably trigger the first strike bonus from turn two onward; outside that archetype, there's no reason to run it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Hanweir Lancer is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. It won't appreciate; pick it up only if you're actively sleeving a Human-tribal Commander deck and need the body.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.