Lily is the trickiest of the five edge of the earth investigators to build at level zero. Everyone else can hit a niche and change it, but it’s hard to be a mystic with a 4/2/4/3 or 3/2/5/3 statline.

Utility spells are worth considering. If you build your deck with the end in mind, there are a few purple cards at any top-tier guardian might like: Ward of protection, promise of power, drawn to the flame, and the portals. Word of radiance is great if there is someone going bless heavy. Scroll of secrets isn’t bad, but it means foregoing dragon pole or the ultimate hammer. And enchanted blades are given, a solid weapon that won’t cost you guardian slots.

For guardian, prepared for the worst, sledgehammer, and Grete are fun. There are very few wrong answers but you’re going to want to level up your weapons and prepared for the worst is the way you’re going to find them.

Happy hunting, and Lily gets better with more XP: the more weaknesses you have, the more likely you get a payday from “I’ve had worse.”

Like the others, it's a major improvement on the initial set of composures. But, like the seeker's card, guardians may struggle keeping it in play if they lack the horror soak.

All of the fighty guardians (and Lily) enjoy the fist stat boost of course. Mark probably benefits the most from this card, which fits thematically. He really loves the extra damage soak as it will help keep him from getting too guilty over Sophie and even boosts his card draw. He might even like the foot stat boost as well to help pull off some quirky tactics-based extra long-range sniping. NaCho can also use it to boost his fight stat on the events that he plays. If you plan on using some of the new cards included in EOTE, they also work well with the 2 stat boosts.

Ironically, the 2 guardians who are the least likely to have combat training probably like it the most. Carolyn can use it to funnel resources into evasions in an emergency, but she'd rather gang up on her enemies. Mary can use it to boost her average fight stat. And they both enjoy the damage soak.

Can't wait for an agility-based guardian to come out and start putting that foot boost to good use! Oops, she's in a different class!

Having seen her played a bit, she's so much better than the first reaction seems to indicate. Daniela is the champion of not doing terribly much but everything still dying, a style of play you really have to lean into.

For starters, run her with lots of soaks. Whether old classics like Cherished Keepsake and Leather Coat or fancy allies like Aquinnah, Peter Sylvestre, and/or Jessica Hyde, there's plenty of ways to stay alive and tank hits. When you get hit, you hit back harder. Someone mention Bandages + Guard Dog already? Because let me tell you, that hurts.

Cards like Toe to Toe and of course your wrench reward you for getting hit. Slam into big enemies and watch them crumble. Get yourself a Fire Extinguisher and watch the enemies tremble in fear. Slot in Brute Force and Stunning Blow and you've got yourself one nasty killing machine.

I would recommend Daniela for bigger groups. I think that if you want the classic combo in 2 , you'll be fine. In 3-4 she can easily be the primary fighter and just destroy enemies left and right.

Yes, I am sad I can't run Shield of Faith or Lesson Learned in her. But such is life.

10/10 would let this lesbian absolutely murder a bunch of babies in Innsmouth again.

This card presents an interesting opportunity cost consideration for Guardians who draw the Dendromorphosis weakness. Drawn at a bad time, that weakness can really set a Guardian back by discarding the main weapon from the Guardian's hand.

Between the will boost and the capability to turn Dendromorphosis into a fast 1 health soak, this card becomes a very strong play for this edge case.

Might be a stupid question, but does this affect Myriad cards as well? I see no reason why it would not do so, just wanted to check if someone knows something I did not consider...

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