Knowledge Overwhelming(Solo Deck)

Maybe find 1 card o scrap for a second Research Librarian, so you increase your changes to get your card draw engine up and running as fast as possible.

And maybe 2x Unexpected Courage instead of 2x Manual Dexterity. Unexpected Courage can give you the same +2 agility on a skill test, but can also pitch in a +2 on other skill tests. It doesn't have the card draw ability Manual Dexterity has, but with Daisy using Old Book of Lore you already have loads of card draw.

Thanks for the decklist and the write-up. I'm probably starting a Daisy solo campaign soo, so this is helpful.

@HeyenzzzI've played with two Research Librarian and I really don't care for it too much. I would rather have Milan on the table as soon as I can. Both of your suggestions seem like choices to be made based on your preference, but I don't think they would necessarily make the deck any better.

@theatlasI'm glad you enjoy it!

@AegriSomnia I guess a second Research Librarian could be called a personal preference of mine, but I honestly believe Unexpected Courage instead of Manual Dexterity makes your deck better. A +2 that can be used on all skill tests beats a +2 on an agility skill test and a single conditional card draw. Especially since Old Book of Lore already gives you great card draw.

But hey, those are just my two cents.

@HeyenzzzI won't deny the flexibility of Unexpected Courage, but I feel like I would use that card mostly for speed tests anyway. I'm not gonna use it to investigate, and there's almost no time when I want to fight creatures without using a spell, unless it has 1 health, In which case Mind over Matter is perfectly fine to use for that if I really want to. The only other thing I could see using it for otherwise would be to cast spells, which could be relevant, but I already have Holy Rosary for that and once I have Encyclopedia it also fills that same role. Regardless of the exceptional card draw of the deck, I think I would still prefer the cantrip over the extra flexibility. Overall I think I'll retain that it's a subjective choice. I think Unexpected Courage is better served for investigators who need to make decent use of all 4 skills, in comparison to Daisy who really only needs to focus on 2/4 to function as intellect is taken care of and fight is pretty non-essential to her. If there were any cards in the encounter deck that test fight, I would give it more of a consideration.

Great write-up!

Why not Guts over Fearless? You said yourself that she won't lose her sanity and mostly use it for spell casting. Guts seems better for this in every way. Am I missing some other key interaction?

And also, great write up, thanks for this.

What a fantastic write-up, well done! Really like how all the edge case / query points were covered in your discussion. Really no further comments - wholeheartedly agree on Magnifying Glass over Flashlight, by the way - apart from NICE ONE.

@agktmte My thought was that I wanted at least some effect to heal horror since I always cut Holy Rosary Immediately. Rarely am I even close to taking a mental trauma though, so I think Guts might actually be a better card overall. Healing a horror does seem pretty negligible when you have the highest base sanity in the game.

Just tried this investigator for the first time, using this deck (i just switch dexterity for courage), and i tried it on the 1st quest.

I got a pretty nice starting hand, specially with Dr Milan and an old book that help's me on having some other good stuff faster.

I ends up with holy rosary, Tote Bag + 2 books and Shivering.

I killed the boss quite fast with Shivering and then mind over matter.

The game was really fun.

I like the difference between investigators (so far only tested Roland and Daisy, but it felt really nice with both)

I was a bit afraid about "killing" stuff, but it was ok. I did not draw a lot of ennemies so it helped, the others cards were ok. I've been lucky i reckon.

I guess second quest is going to be much harder, and the third... well.. i'm not even sure we can beat that ancient one !

(I was close with Roland, i put 3 damage on him, then i had only one option to win : Attacking 3 times without missing any of those... Then... I missed the first one coz a stupid FUC***G Random Bag Test... (i took -9... nothing i can do to counter that)

That's the big "dark" and "cons" of this game... The random bag... wich could be, really, too much frustrating...

Good job anyways !

cheers from belgium !

Ao.

God bless you for being able to solo with this deck. I tried the 2nd scenario 4 times with this deck and most of the time get my ass handed to me. Once I actually got "one" cultist. Early enemies simply reck me.

@Bodasafa Scrying is incredibly important to see as early as possible on that scenario. It's definitely not easy to play, and rarely do I collect more than 3 cultists. Most of the time I float the one that pops off the agenda and just try to parley the others. If you can get a Disc of Itzamna out that also does quite a bit of work on scenario 2 and 3 for the enemies that spawn on you. Roland Banks and Agnes Baker are both great alternatives to solo with if you want more damage-centric investigators to try out.

Thanks. I didn't have Disc of Itzamna but could give it a try. I never found one cultist with parley which hurt as well. I realize from playing LOTR LCG for years solo decks will get stronger as the card pool increases. I may give solo Roland a go next.

Great deck - this is the only viable draw engine I see in any of the other characters...

@OzValdoits a great deck that can be played with a partner for optimal utilization. Old Biok of Lore can be used to aid another INV.

Hm. How should she ever win the 3rd scenario with this little punch?

@ForAiurHopefully you can complete it before Umôrdhoth spawns! If he does come out, I guess pitching Lita isn't the worst thing.

There is a way to investigate so fast that he doesn't come out? Haven't even realized that. Thnx for the info :D

I understand Daisy can be a very effective supporter but I struggle to finish scenarios with her solo.

I tried this deck several times on first and second scenario and I find it very difficult to overcome enemies. There are too few cards to deal damage (Shrivelling, Blinding Light) and it seems overkill to use them or even Mind over Matter do deal with an Acolyte. She's not even good at evading...

Just went through second scenario. Got killed by the The Masked Hunter : I managed to deal him 4 damages with two Blinding Light, then I played Mind over Matter, took +2 on intellect with Encyclopedia (which meant 7 to beat 4) and I got -4 and then ...

@AkaanQFor sure! It's not easy to solo the three scenarios with any investigator. The easiest is probably Roland due to his investigator ability/general ability to fight well, coupled with being able to play Guardian and Seeker cards which both have some good clue gaining effects. There's a really good write-up for him here: arkhamdb.com Secondarily I'd go with Anges as easiest after that. She's actually super good at pinging off the cultists on the second scenario. I did a write-up for her as well if you want to give that a look: arkhamdb.com Daisy isn't the most efficient investigator to solo with, but I think she's a lot of fun to play and I enjoy the deck a lot! In a 2+ player game, there is no doubt in my mind, Daisy is the best clue gaining machine out there right now.

How do you compensate for her low will, if you use shriveling or blinding light? Do "build up" at the starting location until you can play encyclopedia?

At standard difficulty, i dont see you succeeding any will test with a base of 3. Most Enemies in Mission 2 have fight 3 or higher and you need to kill these acolytes and the wizard of the order, to prevent the agenda from advancing early. I don't think you can cancel them all with ward of protection?

Also, how do you deal with the masked hunter? Disc of Itzamna seems very effective.

I think many people are playing Daisy's ability wrong. It does cost an action (just an extra action, like having a Leo DeLuca that only works for tomes). That means using it to activate a tome (say Encyclopedia to increase a stat) will cause attacks of opportunity from all engaged enemies.

Hello. Nice write up, thanks for sharing your ideas. Have you considered updating your deck now that a lot of new cards are available, or do you think this remains the best deck for a solo Daisy in standard mode? Cheers. t.

Thanks @tom1017, I did a little update at the end to include how I've been playing it with the new cards!

Thanks a lot @AegriSomnia :) I've been considering some new cards possibilities and have found "Inquiring Mind" to be a good option, but you seem to prefer unexpected courage and guts. If you could enlightne me/us on this subject, this would be appreciated. Also I find "I've got a plan!" to be quite expensive in an already resources demanding deck. The thing is I've tried to build a deck for Daisy but found myself unable to pay for the cards at some point as the average cost reached more than 2 resources. So to sum up I'm desperately looking for a Daisy deck to play the Dunwich legacy campaign, lol (side note: I'm a LCG noob/rookie). Cheers. t.

Higher Education is "permanent", it does not count toward your deck size, so you don't need to replace holy rosary.

@tom1017 Inquiring Mind is a great card to use instead of Unexpected Courage, I just found myself wishing I had Unexpected Courage the few times the downside of Inquiring Mind bit me, so ultimately I switched over. If you don't like the expensive nature of "I've got a plan!", I've had some decent success using Shortcut instead(for the effect or its icons are nice to pitch). I personally just enjoy having the extra bust when I need it. Dealing 3-4 damage with that card definitely helps Daisy kill bosses much easier.

@AegriSomnia: Indeed, Unexpected Courage is much more flexible and I also like to have a pair of those in my decks. "I've got a plan!" is also great although the couple of times I needed to play it I was either short on clues either short on resources (but it's not like Daisy has much fighting options, anyway). I guess I have to learn more about the game mechanics and its economy before I'm ready to play Daisy solo ;) Thanks for the advice. Cheers. t.

As far as I can tell, beating Night of the Zealot with this deck is basically impossible.

Would you change anything from this list for multiplayer?

I'm running a version of this in a multiplayer, partnered with Zoey. I made the following changes:
-2 Working a Hunch, +2 Clarity of Mind
-2 Manual Dexterity, +2 Unexpected Courage
-2 Fearless, +2 Guts
-2 Scrying, +2 "I've Got a Plan"

Daisy runs around and gathers up all the clues like a mad woman while Zoey murders monsters. Daisy patches up her friend using Medical Texts and Clarity of Mind, but can unleash a big attack when needed.

I know I'm a little late to the party but doesn't Milan being exceptional mean you can only have one of him in your deck?

Milan is not exceptional.

arkhamdb.com

Oh, then what does the star next to the card name mean?

It means it's unique so only one copy of the card can be in play at a single time, all decks confounded.

Played this solo. Daisy got you the to of Sentinel Hill but Seth Bishop killed her and Yog-Sothoth took over the world. This deck was fun. She mostly ran away from monsters but couldn't escape Seth.

I didn't once use {scrying}. I dunno but in solo thus just feels like a wasted actionwhen u should be searching/moving/ fighting instead?

@AegriSomniaHi ! Thx for the decklist. I tried it on the core set, standard difficulty in solo and I lost in the devorour below after 5 or 6 attempts. how do you passed this step ?

Recently I've decided to start on a Norman Withers deck for beginners, but I don't know if the cards I chose are ideal. Since Daisy Walker is also seeker/mystic, I thought you people might be able to help me with this. The deck is called Withering Heights.

never mind, I deleted it

I've always kinda glossed over Seeker as a class, but really like the concept for the upcoming Forgotten Age investigator Ursla Downs so used the update recommendations for this deck as my intro to the class.

I had a great time with it and felt like it did well through the first two scenarios (got 3 cultists, think I could have gotten another 1or 2 with some some better movement cards in the deck (Pathfinder or shortcut)). However, I straight up got my lunch money stolen in Devourers. Still really fun and opened me.up to how cool some of the Seeker cards are.

Ok, I think there's a flaw with Blinding Light. Since you have to use an action to play the card, doesn't it provoke an attack of opportunity? It certainly seems like this is the case. Therefore, I'd strongly suggest dropping it entirely from this deck.

hey @gpd924 because it has the bold evade text it's an evade action which means it doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity.

Never mind. I found this: "Action Designators Some abilities have bold action designators (such as Fight, Evade, Investigate, or Move). Activating such an ability performs the designated action as described in the rules, but modified in the manner described by the ability."

This deck didn't even live till the appearance of the Big Boss in the end of The Gathering (was overwhelmed by ghouls). Given that both Shrivelling cards were in the bottom of the deck, and that is insta-GG. I had more success with the standard deck of Daisy by FFG rulebook (killed the Boss, captured half of the baddies in the second scenario, defeated in the third).

Conclusion: this deck definitely isn't for solo, it requires a second investigator, who will kill everything.

Not good, don't use for solo, not even good for multi as long as encounter enemy. She only got 3 intel and 2 dex, so no good for fight and evade. Plus Shrivelling doesn't work with Mind over matter, so she can only do 1 damage per attack.

You really have to play her two-handed. A Skids O'Toole deck along with her is phenomenal. What a pair!

Hi There. Thank you so much for sharing this deck. Do you mind if we use it as an example on the Arkham Chronicle YouTube Channel?

@ArkhamChronicleplease do it!

So, higher education got nerfed (not without warrant), so I upgraded shrivelling, you need those extra willpower in a punch up. Completed midnight masks, however the problem I now envisage, is once I get to the path in Arkham woods, I’ll be needing to evade 3 times or dragging them to the ritual site and then blagging it, doesn’t sound doable...

Just realised I can’t use the shrivelling upgrade as it’s lvl 3!

You're right. But you could use Acidic Strange Solution and Emergency Cache 3 instead.

Or Storm of Spirits (targeting the lowest ), Spectral Razor and Knowledge is Power (to fight as and keep the spell used). Addtionally Holy Rosary, Hawk-Eye Folding Camera and St. Hubert's Key boosts your if you stay on the mystic route.

*Abigail Foreman is absolutely essential for Daisy Walker. To just double use a Tome action as a single action. That paired with Daisy Walkers innate ability for a free Tome Action.

To pair Abigail Foreman + Encyclopedia is now a +4 to a skill for the phase // Abigail Foreman + Old Book of Lore for crazy card draw // Abigail Foreman + Medical Text is basically 2 free health

All of which is a FREE TOME ACTION -- any one of those buffs // boons are 1 FREE ACTION for Daisy Walker.

*Abigail Foreman just makes Daisy Walker BROKEN...and I love it!!

Easily my favorite Investigator in the entire game!! Very happy b/c Daisy Walker is also my favorite investigator for Eldritch Horror as well

Abigail Foreman is absolutely essential for Daisy Walker. To just double use a Tome action as a single action. That paired with Daisy Walkers innate ability for a free Tome Action.

Some Combo's: Abigail Foreman + Encyclopedia is now a +4 to a skill for the phase Abigail Foreman + Old Book of Lore for crazy card draw Abigail Foreman + Medical Texts is basically 2 free health The list goes on.

All of which is a FREE TOME ACTION -- any one of those buffs // boons are 1 FREE ACTION for Daisy Walker.

Abigail Foreman just makes Daisy Walker BROKEN...and I love it!!

Easily my favorite Investigator in the entire game!! Very happy b/c Daisy Walker is also my favorite investigator for Eldritch Horror as well