Black Dog Duke

"We were content to wait," the voice growls, "On the cold hearth or the rainy stoop, even when the food was thin. Content to wait while man made the world safe."

You'd swear you hear a bark, as the line goes dead. Dogs don't use phones, do they?

Black Dog Duke takes advantage of three horrifyingly powerful cards. Madame Labranche, Dark Horse, and Calling In Favors.

The first two are obvious. Duke runs cheap, Dark Horse is easy for him to use, and Labranche lets you keep cards in hand or get emergency resources before doing something dumb.

Calling In Favors can target Duke, bouncing him to your hand and removing all damage from him while simultaneously reaching into your deck for Madame Labranche or Guard Dog.

I've been debating Renfield over Dark Horse, and bringing some higher-cost cards in the 2 slots that would open, but I think this version is a really interesting play. If Scrapper covered mind or books, I think Renfield would be an easy in, along with a couple spells. As it is, it's hard to justify.