EARTH
4Iron Hans
Archetype:
Golden Castle of Stromberg
ATK:
1200
DEF:
800
View:
3607
If this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Iron Knight" from your Deck, also if "Golden Castle of Stromberg" is not in a Field Zone when this effect resolves, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Iron Hans" once per turn. Gains 1000 ATK for each "Iron Knight" you control, while "Golden Castle of Stromberg" is in a Field Zone.
Iron Hans — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 52 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 53 · Deck: 52 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Starter / Combo enabler · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Iron Hans reliably turns its own Summon into a second body: its once-per-turn trigger Special Summons Iron Knight from the Deck, which is a clean +1 with no card cost. Its ATK gain (+1000 per Iron Knight while Golden Castle of Stromberg is in a Field Zone) and the Extra Deck lock are conditional, and the card has no interaction, so high base stats earn almost nothing. Its 32-deck presence, with 96.9% co-occurrence with Iron Knight and Golden Castle, confirms it is a real Stromberg engine piece, not a generic staple, but there is no combo data to show what boards it converts into.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 65 | Summonable from hand as a Level 4 body and its trigger pulls Iron Knight from the Deck with no searcher needed, but it depends on being Summoned at all (verified text; 18 of 32 decks are Stromberg). (verified) |
| Combo & Conversion | 55 | One extra body from Deck plus a conditional ATK gain; the rest of the board depends on Golden Castle and Iron Knight, with no recorded boards to confirm the conversion (inferred). |
| Resource Economy | 60 | Net +1 board presence from Deck with no return of cards and no refuel, so roughly a clean +1 rather than repeated advantage (verified text; inferred). |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | Has no negation, removal, or disruption on the opponent's side (verified text). |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 4 Earth Warrior is a generic material body, and the body stays usable when its effects are negated (verified text; inferred). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A single negate on the Summon trigger ends the Iron Knight pull, and the body is weak without Golden Castle in a Field Zone (verified text; inferred). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 45 | Archetype-locked to Stromberg (Golden Castle and Iron Knight) with 1-2 copies per deck, a mild restriction with no garnet or lock beyond the Extra Deck clause (observed deck stats; inferred). |
Calculation
Weight profile: Starter / Combo enabler weights, primary role only (no secondary blend). Intrinsic ≈ 53, Deck ≈ 52, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Self-locking Extra Deck restriction (-2). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Summon-trigger Deck-to-field pull of Iron Knight gives a clean +1 body with no card cost
- Level 4 Earth Warrior body is a generic material that stays usable when negated
- Live in 32 recent decks, mostly as a Stromberg staple (observed)
Weaknesses
- No interaction or disruption
- ATK gain and Extra Deck lock depend on Golden Castle of Stromberg being in a Field Zone
- Archetype-locked; value drops outside Stromberg
- A single negate on the Summon trigger ends the line
Counters / choke points
- Negating the Summon trigger stops the Iron Knight pull (inferred)
- Removing Golden Castle of Stromberg from the Field Zone cuts the ATK gain and turns on the Extra Deck lock (inferred)
Best use
Starter / Iron Knight Deck-to-field engine body. Decks: Stromberg. Suggested copies: 2.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Summon trigger Special Summons 1 Iron Knight from the Deck, once per turn; Extra Deck Special Summon lock if Golden Castle of Stromberg is not in a Field Zone; ATK gain of 1000 per Iron Knight while Golden Castle of Stromberg is in a Field Zone; Level 4 Earth Warrior, 1200 ATK / 800 DEF; 32 decks, 56.2% Stromberg, 96.9% co-occurrence with Iron Knight and Golden Castle
- Observed: Mostly 1-2 copies per deck (avg 1.62, max 3); Present in 8 distinct archetypes, but 18 of 32 decks are Stromberg
- Inferred: Primary role is Starter / Combo enabler because the body is a Deck-to-field pull; Negation of the trigger is the main answer to the line; Value outside Stromberg is limited because the text names only Stromberg cards
- Data gaps: no combos supplied, so combo conversion and power index are text-only inference no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) no usage statistics (StatisticsCard), so inclusion % comes from the deck sample only combo centrality and starter count when present are unmeasured