Mean Minh : The Assistant Strikes Back

This Minh .

Expansions : The Path to Carcosa, Edge of the Earth, The Scarlet Keys.
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Recently I was able to form a new play group with 2 newcomers, so I let them to choose whatever and I fill in the missing piece. For some reason Seeker is quite an unattractive role no one ever wanted to play, I always get to be the clue worker. I tried sneaking in evasion and arcane attacks in several previous decks, but it wasn't scratching the itch to hit things. This time is different, I will be hitting things while able to fill in Seeker role with this Minh.

Average she can get is 4~5 with Michael Leigh supporting the +1 damage. Ideal accuracy can get up to 7 with : Gravedigger's Shovel + Michael Leigh + Scientific Theory + Dissection Tools (2 evidences). If they are not quite lining up, she can still cheat a win with Anatomical Diagrams + Map the Area + Gumption + Exploit Weakness. Also with 2x Unexpected Courage + 2x Strength in Numbers, fixing The King in Yellow is not that frustrating. For intrepid players, this deck is true solo compatible.

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☆ : Can upgrade as soon as you get it identified. The leyline pilgrimage maybe difficult unless you get this early, but there is no rush, since the Unidentified version has a handy icon which Minh can commit to add .

You may try the new Baseball Bat (2) in The Scarlet Keys Investigator Expansion, but I found 2-handed weapon too much hassle to use with The King in Yellow able to come in and bump it out at anytime.

• Tool Belt :

  • This can work around The King in Yellow. When it comes you will have only 1 hand while you try to fix, this card allows switching assets from-to that 1 hand. When you finally fixed The King in Yellow, you can restore into busy 2 hands without playing anything new.

  • It allows Dissection Tools to witness enemy defeat easier, transitioning from other combinations like Gravedigger's Shovel + Flashlight.

  • Fingerprint Kit (4) exhausts so it may help to tuck it away after one use, and switch out Dissection Tools for buffs. (The other hand permanently holding Gravedigger's Shovel for self defense.)

  • Keep the cheat clue of Gravedigger's Shovel hidden for the right occassion while there is no enemy, while you work with Flashlight / Fingerprint Kit.

  • This card can be hard to find a moment to play for no immediate benefit. But with Minh, the commit is generally appreciated by your fighter after she adds to it.

• Michael Leigh ••••• : Allows Gravedigger's Shovel's accurate +2 to deal 2 damages a hit starting at 5 . Mitigates the Dissection Tools drawback of taking away 2-handed +1 damage options like Baseball Bat, moving the damage to Ally slot instead. You can get more accuracy from Scientific Theory (3) or Dissection Tools. You can also punch bare-handed for 2 damages with evidences. Minh can naturally fill up evidences since it is her primary role.

• Map the Area : You map at 8 ! After, you can punch enemy here very accurately with Michael Leigh's evidence. You can set Archive of Conduits (Acheron) leylines at the location you mapped for easy access. And you have high chance of discarding an enemy with Exploit Weakness here with either Anatomical Diagrams or Gumption.

• Dissection Tools : Can be brought out from Tool Belt just in time something is going to die, or when you need the buff. Very good card in high player count, as there are many who would kill enemies in front of your eyes for you.

  • Minh is regularly evading or passing treachery test at 5 , thanks to +1 here and +2 more icons average from her commit ability. (Eureka!, Exploit Weakness, Map the Area, are all cards with 1 icon.)

  • The +1 Sanity buff is useful to keep Anatomical Diagrams working, since it checks "remaining" Sanity.

• Archive of Conduits •••• : The combo is to set leylines to 2 locations you had Map the Area. Fight there, and you can land many Michael Leigh hits, or even Exploit Weakness with Anatomical Diagrams / Gumption. On arrival you can remove the leyline to try Investigate and get 1 evidence for Michael Leigh. (Works even with no clue left.)

• Scientific Theory ••• : 3 horror soak is important to keep Anatomical Diagrams usable as well as giving the same stat pair as Michael Leigh. Michael Leigh also has 3 Health to shield the Composure from breaking.

• Fingerprint Kit •••• : Exhaust is best used with Tool Belt so you can continue working with something else.

• Exploit Weakness : Use Anatomical Diagrams, Gumption, and Map the Area to get the discard on 3+ or 3+ enemy.

• Gumption • : This gets + from Minh as well!

• Strength in Numbers • : This gets + from Minh as well! Put down Michael Leigh for class. More redundancy to Unexpected Courage to help fixing The King in Yellow.

• Gravedigger's Shovel : "Ultimate" weapon. Michael Leigh basically let you add damage to a high accuracy weapon. You can tuck it in Tool Belt when there is no enemy to prevent losing it to The King in Yellow (while the other hand is busy), if an enemy spawns you can swap out with on the Tool Belt.