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Hulk, Always Angry

MSC · rare · Released 2026-06-26

Power

brawl
tier-2tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-2tier-1Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
aggroartifact-matters
negative:
artifact-matterscontrolstax-prisoncombo

Roles

top-end-finisheraggressive-creatureevasive-threatboardwiperemoval-artifact

Risks

removal-magnetattack-trigger-onlyslow-setuppip-heavy

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:
type-artifact

Structural

triggered-abilitystatic-ability

Rationale

Hulk is a 7cmc 9/9 trample legendary that nukes all artifacts on ETB and must attack each combat — a massive aggressive threat in red that punishes artifact-heavy tables. Signature in pure aggro and incidentally strong against artifact-reliant strategies (combo, stax-prison); actively self-sabotaging in your own artifact-matters shells since the ETB destroys your own rocks and permanents. At 7cmc RR it's a steep top-end, but the raw stats and asymmetric board wipe make it a meaningful threat at most power levels outside cEDH.

Learnings (3)

  • Hulk's ETB destroys ALL artifacts including your own — running him in a deck with significant artifact mana (Sol Ring, signets, etc.) will backfire; plan around entering with few artifacts in play.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The forced-attack clause is a drawback when opponents have large blockers or deathtouch creatures, but in red aggro shells it rarely matters since you want to be attacking anyway.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Against artifact combo decks (Thassa's Oracle lines relying on artifact rocks, Paradox Engine-style engines), Hulk's ETB functions as a 7cmc Vandalblast that also leaves behind a 9/9 body.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #29,229