Duggan, Private Detective

Gameplan

Hoard a fat hand so Duggan is a giant, then beat down while investigating for Clues every attack. Use 'The Most Important Punch' as repeatable removal that scales with your hand size (twice power), and convert excess cards into ramp, draw, and artifact synergies. You win by attacking with a hand-sized monster backed by card advantage and protection.

Key Cards

• The Reality Chip — Lets you play off the top so your in-hand count stays high while still casting cards, keeping Duggan large.
• Reliquary Tower — Removes the maximum hand-size cap so you can stockpile cards and grow Duggan unchecked.
• Rogue's Passage — Gives your hand-sized beater guaranteed unblockable damage to close games fast.
• Tireless Provisioner — Turns Clues and other tokens into ramp and value, smoothing the deck's engine.
• Academy Manufactor — Triples Clue output into Treasures and Food, exploding your artifact and card economy.
• Lighthouse Chronologist — Extra turns mean extra attacks, extra Investigate triggers, and more punches.

Upgrade Path

Prioritize ways to keep your hand large and uncapped—Reliquary Tower, Thought Vessel, Spellbook, and top-of-library card advantage like The Reality Chip—so Duggan stays massive. Add cheap protection (Heroic Intervention, Swiftfoot Boots) and evasion (Rogue's Passage, trample) to ensure he actually connects, and lean into Clue/token doublers like Academy Manufactor and Tireless Provisioner to turn investigate into real ramp. For higher power, include extra-combat or extra-turn effects to multiply attack triggers and tutors to assemble your engine faster.