Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect

Gameplan

Cast Tail the Suspect early to Investigate and ramp an extra land, then deploy Kellan as an evasive flyer with vigilance. Each combat, Kellan blows up an artifact—ideally your own Clue or Treasure—turning it into a card while you attack freely. You grind value with investigate triggers, artifact synergies, and land ramp, eventually pulling ahead on cards and tempo to close with evasive beats or a card-advantage engine.

Key Cards

• Lonis, Cryptozoologist — Generates Clues and creature value, giving Kellan endless artifacts to crack for cards.
• Tireless Tracker — Turns the extra land drops from Tail the Suspect into Clues that Kellan can destroy for double draw.
• The Reality Chip — An artifact you control that fuels card advantage and can itself become fodder if needed.
• Academy Manufactor — Multiplies Clues, Treasures, and Food, flooding the board with artifacts to feed Kellan's attack trigger.
• Trading Post — Manufactures artifacts on demand to guarantee a draw every combat.
• Reconnaissance Mission — Adds another evasion-based draw engine that stacks with Kellan's attacks.
• Rhystic Study — Core GU card-advantage engine that snowballs the long game Kellan wants to play.
• Cyclonic Rift — Premier blue blowout to reset opposing boards and let your evasive value plan win.

Upgrade Path

Lean harder into self-sacrificing artifact tokens—add Academy Manufactor, Lonis, and Treasure/Clue makers—so Kellan draws every single attack. Tighten the mana with fast rocks and dual lands, and add interaction like Cyclonic Rift, Counterspell, and Swords to Plowshares. Finally, install a real closer (an evasive overrun effect, a draw-into-storm payoff, or a recurring threat) so your card advantage actually converts into wins.