All the class specific weaknesses from this expansion have obvious links to strengths or specific archetypes of that class. Underprepared seems like the worst of them by far, because this is the most focused of the cycle and Survivor have diversified their archetypes.

Almost all Guardians can fight, all Seekers can draw cards, all Rogues can gain resources/actions, all Mystics use their arcane slots. But not every Survivor plays anything resembling the super low to the ground style required for this card.

Overall I really dislike the design of this card due to the variance in effect. If you are Patrice with double Cornered this card is a joke but for any midrange investigator this card is worse than Amnesia and Paranoia on a single card.

After six years, the guard dog finally got an upgrade, and it is a doozy. An additional hit point and sanity is great, making this even better to pair with cards that buff allies. But the new ability is the star of the show: a zero cost engage & an attack that triggers the dog’s ability. In single-player, that’s not very useful, But in multiplayer, it lets you change the order of operations. Grab an enemy off the seeker, letting them complete their full turn instead of flailing around with evades. Engage and chew up a whippoorwill.

Combo pieces worth considering: hunter’s armor, survival knife (0 and 2), The star 17, bandages, Aquinnah (either).

Not a review, but a question: Does this card work with player effects like Lone Wolf? Seems like it has immense potential. Would love to include it in big money decks. Has anyone found a lot of success with it?

The "The chosen investigator loses 1 action during their next turn, then draws 3 cards" option works particularly well with Geared Up. If you have a Revelation effect in your opening hand, after mulliganing you resolve it immediately (before your turn begins). With Geared Up, your first turn has no actions anyways, so: 1) You to draw 3 cards before triggering your Geared Up, which makes it even easier to hit 3+ Item assets. 2) You don't even lose an Action on that turn, unless you somehow have 4 actions on your first turn.

It also works well with Lola Hayes. The Revelation trigger is not an activated/triggered ability so it does not require Lola to be a "Survivor" to benefit from it.

Question: When exactly does the card draw occur? Is it you lose 1 action next turn and 3 cards now? Or are the cards only drawn on your next turn?

I think this isnt too good (especially for regular use).

It costs 1, an action to play the card, the card itself and require you to drop a clue (approximately an action). For all that effort you get to look at 6 cards and draw 2. So 3 action and 1 resource to get 2 cards.

Even at it's best, for 4-5 actions worth of stuff and 1 resource you can draw 6. You're probably better off just drawing cards unless your deck need specific cards or can HEAVILY leverage the dropping clues.