InnsMINHth Ironman - Cycle & Control

This is a straightforward, aggressive Minh deck built to draw cards, manage the mythos, and vacuum up clues.

Upgrade path:

• Inquiring Mind x2 -> Sharp Vision x2
• True Understanding x2 -> Unrelenting x2
• Preposterous Sketches x2 -> At a Crossroads x2 -> Cryptic Research x2
• Dream Enhancing serum x1 -> Ariadne's Twine x1
• Dream Enhancing serum x1 -> Orphic Theory x1
• Fine Clothes x1 -> Otherworld Codex x1
• Grizzled x2 -> Nemesis Upgrade (3XP)
• Perception x2 -> Perception (2) x2
• Deduction x2 -> Deduction (2) x2
• Eureka x2 -> Surprising Find x2
• Cryptic Writings x2 -> Cryptic Writings (2) x2

Clueving + Card Draw

The goal is to abuse Deduction and Sharp Vision through cycling and recursion. Using Practice Makes Perfect and Resourceful along with the heavy card draw, it's likely to get at least one of these skills into every investigate test. Deduction should be paired with the Grim Memoir tests to get clues and card draw. Perception, At a Crossroads, and Cryptic Research all feed the engine.

MINH-thos and Board Control

Orphic Theory and Otherworld Codex manage the board state and help out when the Rogue gets Frozen in Fear. The deck has 3 assets using secrets, so Ariadne's Twine helps keep them flowing. The deck is cheap, so all excess money can be sent to the Twine. Grizzled is upgraded with the Nemesis upgrade to help deal with evading any enemy that might spawn on Minh. Any damage and horror that sneaks through can be patched up by using Medical Student as a disposable ally.

Other Tech

Shortcut is tech for Innsmouth, but can be swapped out to Deep Knowledge, Working a Hunch, or Guts. Cryptic Writings is the main source of resource economy in the deck. Its matching icons can be used for when its drawn outside Minh's turn. Surprising Find is an optional upgrade that allows for Practice Makes Perfectto thin the deck more. It also gives a to throw into another investigator's test with Analytical Mind.

Weakness

There are so many icons in the deck, The King in Yellow isn't a huge concern. With the heavy card draw, any hand asset that is kicked can be drawn back relatively quickly.