Lonis, Genetics Expert

Gameplan

Lonis turns every creature that enters and grows it into a pile of Clue tokens, then converts those Clues into card advantage and +1/+1 counters across your board. You snowball value through evolve triggers and counter synergies, eventually overwhelming opponents with a wide, growing board or exiling Clues into massive card draw. The deck plays a midrange value game, accumulating resources turn over turn until you out-grind the table.

Key Cards

• Academy Manufactor — Each Clue becomes a Clue, Treasure, and Food, tripling your investigate output into explosive value.
• Tireless Tracker — Doubles down on the Clue plan, growing huge and drawing extra cards every time you crack a Clue.
• Cryptolith Rite — Turns your growing token board into mana to crack Clues and cast everything you draw.
• Inspiring Call — Protects your counter-laden board and refills your hand at instant speed.
• Pir, Imaginative Rascal — Adds an extra counter to every +1/+1 placement, supercharging Lonis's investigate triggers.
• Doubling Season — Doubles counters and tokens, turning every evolve and Clue sacrifice into twice the value.

Upgrade Path

Add token and counter doublers (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives, Branching Evolution) and cheap or free Clue sacrifice outlets to push the engine. Include fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Crypt) and protection for Lonis, then cap with a deterministic finisher like Craterhoof Behemoth or a Clue/token combo to avoid durdling. Tighten the curve with efficient evolve enablers and proliferate effects to maximize investigate triggers.