Big Hands for Big Books #CPA TCU (Deck Guide)

Intro

Daisy likes carrying books around, and for that she needs some big hands, and her nifty Tote Bag.

This was a deck idea that I played through a Campaign Playalong of The Circle Undone, using only cards from the (revised) core set, Investigator Starter Decks and (Return To) The Circle Undone. It was played alongside a more fighting-focused Jacqueline Fine deck themed around using Sign Magick. For those who don't know, the Campaign Playalong is a community event hosted by the lovely Veronica over at the Mythos Busters Discord server. It is a fun way to try out decks and cards that you wouldn't otherwise by limiting the available collection for deckbuilding. And it is really fun to share your experiences with others who are playing through the same campaign at the same time.

Piloting

The idea of this deck is to maintain at least 8 cards in hand by drawing (eg from Old Book of Lore and Perception) and through increasing maximum hand size using Laboratory Assistant. In this way, she can trigger Farsight to make Investigate events like Burning the Midnight Oil and Seeking Answers fast for incredibly speedy clueving.

Meanwhile, Daisy will have a selection of tomes available that she can play fast using her advanced Tote Bag.

Clueving will be done with boosts from Encyclopedia if needed, Dr. Milan Christopher and Deduction or Perception

Enemy management is available in the form of Occult Lexicon and Mind over Matter, while encounter deck protection is available from Deny Existence and Ward of Protection.

Resource economy comes from Dr. Milan Christopher, Burning the Midnight Oil and Crack the Case.

Level 0 deck

The level 0 version of the deck can be found here. Upgrade priority would be Miskatonic Archaeology Funding and Studious to get multiple allies in play simultaneously and start with more cards in hand. After that take Farsight and Seeking Answers to benefit from the bigger hand size. Occult Lexicon improves draw potential and enemy management by reshuffling and Perception is just a nice boost bundled with card draw.

Alternative Upgrades

The World • XXI is also a great option if you're looking for other ways to help maintain a big hand size. Esoteric Atlas is an additional Tome for Daisy to take that utilizes her extra for faster movement.

Wrap Up

That's it for the guide of this limited-collection decklist. Hope you like it! This deck can of course easily be expanded with a larger collection. I'd like to thank the awesome Arkham Community on the Mythos Busters Discord for providing feedback to help improve the deck and Veronica for organizing the Campaign Playalong. Feel free to leave any comments/questions/suggestions.