It's been a while since this card as released. After more varied play, how does this stack up?

On the whole, very well. It's not only the oversuccess portion of rogue that likes this, though it certainly doesn't hurt. The fact is, this is a single skill that can add +3 to any test - and sometimes there are some tests that rogues really need to succeed on that aren't in their strengths. In low player count rogues or when only dealing with the single character, there are things like Frozen in Fear which require you to succeed on a check that you wouldn't ever succeed on. There are also scenarios that often require you to make a specific type of check. At that point, you can usually set up the timing as you'd like and use this to finish off that check - and if you happen to be using any source of bonus actions, such as Leo De Luca or Quick Thinking along the way, all the better.

I've found this to be an excellent skill to throw in most decks which have a single low stat that can come up - and it turns out, rogues, and their generally low , can usually benefit from such an effect. This won't protect you when an effect immediately pops up, but it's a good emergency measure to have - and even if you don't need it, most games, there are times where I'm happy to arrange for a +3 on my last action.

Just don't use this in the same deck as Daredevil unless you're willing to tempt catastrophe.

Amazing card. Massively boosts your fight/evade check and replaces itself! Useful for an investigator focused on fighting that suddenly has to evade an enemy, or help an ally finish off/evade an enemy, etc.

The only reasons not to play it are:

1. You are bored to already play it in every fight deck, and
2. Your fight checks are so strong that they don't need any boosts.

This card and its other versions are solid, but it feels like 5XP is too much, also it should probably be fast (edit:it is but the fast keyword is kinda hidden there amidst all the text). Still, it is a good effect if you have the Arcane slot to spare and the XP to spend if you are playing an investigator that doesn't already have access to treachery cancelation effects, I dunno if any who can play this fits the bill.

This card seems useful for all of those times when you have a Gatling Gun, a few extra resources, and a lot of... "Friends" that need to be taught a lesson in civility.

A one ? skill is kind of blah, but for a single resource it get +200% better. That is money well spent.

This seems like a niche card that’s better for solo players and lower difficulties. That is my review.

What’s left are rules questions, because I find this card ambiguous. Does “Immediately Fight or Evade that enemy” allow the investigator using this card to activate an asset such as Blur or play an event such as Spectral Razor? Or does it presume a basic action of the relevant type? If it allows assets and events, I assume it saves exactly one action cost? Like from the Sledgehammer? And if you’re Frozen in Fear or otherwise can’t afford additional action costs of your desired swing, you presumably couldn’t do it?