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Kang, Suspicious Captain
Legendary Creature — Klingon Warrior Officer
When Kang enters, choose target creature an opponent controls. Kang and that creature are goaded for as long as you control Kang. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.) Whenever one or more goaded creatures attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
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“Goad-focused red Klingon commander that grows through opponent attacks.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Goad, Tokens, Klingon Tribal
Strategy
Kang, Suspicious Captain is a goad-focused red commander that turns forced attacks into card advantage. Every time a goaded creature attacks, you slip a +1/+1 counter onto one of your creatures, turning your opponents' aggression into your own growth engine. The deck wants to maximize the number of goaded attackers per turn cycle—either by goading multiple creatures upfront or by repeatedly forcing combat through instants and other cards.
Your win condition is typically combat damage, but with all those +1/+1 counters stacking up, you'll pivot into a mid-to-late-game beatdown where your creatures outclass theirs. You'll run card draw and cheap goad effects (like Galvanizing Tenor, Rite of Ascension, and Embercleave) alongside token generators and sacrifice outlets. The Klingon Warrior tribal synergies from the new Star Trek set (D-7 Battle Cruiser, Gagh Slinger, Glory to the Empire!) mesh perfectly with Kang's goading theme, letting you flood the board while your opponents bash into each other.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Replace pricey cards like Embercleave with budget goad staples like Provoke, Enticing Trap, and Disrupt Decorum; token generators like Raise the Alarm and Goblin token doublers cost far less than premium draw spells.
Signature Cards
- 1Captain James T. Kirk
- 2Kirk, Enterprising Captain
- 3Klingon Strike Force
- 4U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class
- 5Beckett Mariner, Impetuous Ensign
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