Since each Core Set investigators can use cards from 2 classes, with this series I want to present that you are not getting just 1 starter deck for each Investigator Starter Deck purchase, but additional starter decks for the Core Set investigators as well. Cards from Winifred Habbamock () for example, can go to both "Skids" O'Toole (/) and Wendy Adams (/).

This deck shows how Wendy Adams can be transformed into a slippery main clue gatherer with improved card draw to feed her ability, using a bunch of new cards from Winifred Habbamock starter deck. This deck is almost all green!

See other decks in the "Starter x R.Core Series" series here. I'll add more decks each time I purchased a new Investigator Starter Deck.

(It also performs great in my test run in The Forgotten Age Standard. I've made a lot of low purchase decks. In price/performance perspective, I considered this deck very strong.)

(View at arkham-starter.com)

Relic Hunter let you pair up accessory singletons you see in the starting deck as you progress through the scenario. She is significantly better with any combination of them, especially if one thing is Wendy's Amulet.

We will try to make the recursion of Slip Away (2) to work, so copies are reduced to just 1 to make room for other cards.

A bulk of upgrades like Emergency Cache (2) or Lucky! (2) might looks boring, but they are all Pilfer support. You not only need resources, but cards to perform redraw for an expensive Event like this.

New From Winifred Habbamock Set

Clue Gathering

• Lockpicks (2x) : Just a placeholder before you add Lv. 1 versions (Revised Core Set additions) in the 2nd scenario. But at least in the first scenario she has something to immediately crack 4 shrouds at 4 + 3 = 7 . If you are playing at low player count, this thing might get you a Victory Point in just a few rounds! (It exhausts.) You will use that VP to get an upgraded one.

• Pilfer (2x) : Quite the star of this deck, 2x copies all the way! Accelerate clues even faster than "Look what I found!". Huge clues for huge risk of losing 4 resources for nothing, but she has the token redraw ability. The deck must be very well-funded to support playing this card potentially multiple times. (And with Wendy's Amulet when possible.)

  Cat Burglar's boost is here instead of Leo De Luca to support Pilfer, just exactly what you think a card called Cat Burglar should be good at.

  You will not want to risk this unless you have Manual Dexterity / Manual Dexterity (2) / Sneak By on hand to commit at least.

Resource

We upgrade Emergency Cache to Emergency Cache (2) (R.Core card) to fund Pilfer and get a card for redraw chance in one package. But that is not enough :

• Sneak By (2x) : Risk of not having any enemy to farm resources on, but icon is good for many other things and 0 cost is easy to replay with Wendy's Amulet. Together with Manual Dexterity (2) we have plenty of icons for Pilfer or Backstab.

Card Draw

• Manual Dexterity •• (2x) : Huge 2 card draws at no cost, while she perform meaningful work like Pilfer. (Also thematically nice.) Get you a lot of cards for token redraws. Since the game only allow committing 1 card to other's test, this one card often save lives with its chunky .
• Lucky Cigarette Case (1x) : Rabbit's Foot + Pickpocketing was the Core Set combo that fuels Wendy's ability. With this card it is now exciting to invest in Relic Hunter to combine for even more draws, or Wendy's Amulet.
• Liquid Courage • (2x) : When you draw a lot you will run into Abandoned and Alone. Deal with its direct horror with this. An excellent card for Wendy as she has enough to get, again, card draw! This card also commits for . Unlike Wini she has 4 so I think there is no problem wasting 2 deck slots for this.

Mulligan

Cat Burglar's +1 is very important as Backstab / Slip Away / Pilfer / Sneak By all depends on it.

Emergency Cache (2) on first round makes you have enough resources to setup Cat Burglar with something else like Lockpicks / Flashlight or talents, plus it replaces itself!

I would not hold onto reactive card like Lucky! or "Look what I found!" on mulligan. Sneak By is also not useful when you don't see any enemy yet. (But icons are fine.) Also throw away Liquid Courage (1) as those are for after you are hit with Abandoned and Alone.

After 5 XP you will have Relic Hunter which allow 2 accessory setup, but still I would keep just one or none if run into 2 out of 3 of : Lucky Cigarette Case / Rabbit's Foot / Wendy's Amulet, in an attempt to get Flashlight or Lockpicks instead to start working. It is better to gradually stack accessories along the course of scenario rather than at start.

Compared with Core Set Wendy

Wendy with just Core Set is an all-around problem solver with both fantastic and and ability to re-test in the case that those stats failed you (on top of typical BS such as Lucky! and "Look what I found!").

Someone who could keep disabling the enemy by evasion and yet won't get randomly knocked down by treacheries like makes the team happy, not to mention if those treacheries are in threat area and offers she can go around fix those for others as well.

Intellect : What's missing is just that 3 is a bit lacking to progress the game unlike typical with access to other tools such as Dr. Milan Christopher and Magnifying Glass. Revised Core Set gives Lockpicks (1) that she could use and a slightly related Scavenging but that's it. She'd need to stick to Flashlight / "Look what I found!". → Solved with Pilfer. When you change the test to , she can go much higher with Cat Burglar and Manual Dexterity (2).

Resource : If Wendy wants to use expensive cost cards like Leo De Luca, Backstab (even "Look what I found!" is kinda expensive), Core Set Wendy is a little bit behind the curve economy-wise. → Solved with Sneak By.

Card Draw : If she need to perform token redraws in consecutive tests sometimes she ran out of juice unless Rabbit's Foot + Pickpocketing is really delivering. → Solved with Lucky Cigarette Case, Liquid Courage (1), and Manual Dexterity (2).

Sanity : Core Set has Leather Coat but not any cheap horror soak like Cherished Keepsake or any horror heal. Wendy comes built-in with Abandoned and Alone and this implies you need to somehow pad more sanity. Elder Sign Amulet is kinda discouraged due to Accessory slot conflict with Wendy's Amulet and Rabbit's Foot. And both allies with sanity she could use (Leo De Luca, Cat Burglar, Aquinnah) are expensive and you'd not want to let them soak. → Solved with Liquid Courage (1).

Spiking Stats : The game will sometimes give you harder-than-average test expecting you to be walled (especially early scenarios), show the game back you can beat it. Revised Core Set gave her Lockpicks (1) that let her get 4 + 3 = 7 immediately once per round. Would be great if there are more like this in the deck. → Solved with Slip Away (2) (same pair with Lockpicks (1) but inverted) and Manual Dexterity (2)'s . There is also Lockpicks Lv.0 for use in the 1st scenario.

How to Play

This deck is all about drawing a lot of cards to hand to keep her redraw ability going, therefore ensuring a lot of success especially for an expensive play like Pilfer or Backstab. (And replays, using Wendy's Amulet.)

If you have "Look what I found!" and/or Lucky! on hand (which this deck has 2x each), the redraw ability has unbelievably wide coverage that you will always get something from the test. Not to mention Rabbit's Foot / Lucky Cigarette Case covering both sides of the result getting you even more bonus.

With all this Wendy can work on clues not losing to a pure , while having many tricks up her sleeve to get away from enemies on her own.

There are 4 different Asset (all singleton) that you can accumulate over the length of scenario : Wendy's Amulet + Lucky Cigarette Case + Rabbit's Foot + Pickpocketing. Any combination is good, so having 1x of each is better than running into the same thing twice.

When you work, use Perception, Manual Dexterity / Manual Dexterity (2), or Lucky! (2) to get draws.

Use Wendy's Amulet to replay Emergency Cache (2) or Sneak By to accelerate resources. Sometimes you need to play Pilfer or refresh Cat Burglar in a hurry and you will need a lot.

Close Call tips : If you play with an another evader (or just commit Manual Dexterity (2) to someone), you can also activate this while they do so!

What to do after 25 XP?

If you have more cards in your collection, here are some examples of what to splurge on.

Upgrades

• Flashlight ••• (The Scarlet Keys) : Straight upgrade over Flashlight. She'll be an ultimate evader with this in her hand combined with tons of icons in this deck. If something said you get bad things on activate action, this upgrade version also avoids that.
• Lucky! ••• (Stella Clark) : Straight upgrade over Lucky! (2), (pay only 1 XP difference on upgrade). No brainer upgrade especially that you can replay with Wendy's Amulet.
• Pickpocketing •• (The Path to Carcosa) : Look at this together with Manual Dexterity (2), damn!
• Sneak Attack •• (The Path to Carcosa) : As a clue finder in 3~4 players, this upgrade is huge as it likely save both Engage and Evade actions compared with trying to use the base version. (There is also a test on Evade that you now could skip if new enemy falls onto others.)

Purchases

You can replace 1x Backstab, 2x Perception, or 1x Nimble. I don't think removing any Lv. 0 clue acceleration cards (2x Pilfer / 2x "Look what I found!") is a good idea, nor removing any copy of 2x Sneak By, to keep resource curve reasonable.

• Alter Fate ••• (The Forgotten Age) : You can pick any card on the field to be gone. With this you can cover almost all kind of treacheries together with your 4 and 4 .
• Grisly Totem ••• (The Circle Undone) : Add one copy, take advantage of Relic Hunter you already have. You can do stuff like committing Cat Burglar, committing Liquid Courage (1), or even on Manual Dexterity (2) when you are going to Pilfer.
• Burn After Reading • (Edge of the Earth) : There are a lot of Lv. 2 target to burn in this deck to minimize repurchase cost : 2x Manual Dexterity (2), 2x Emergency Cache (2), 1x Close Call (2), 1x Slip Away (2), 2x Lucky! (2).
• Plucky ••• (Edge of the Earth) : A solid boost that push your to range, and to naturally win 3 tests on Standard. Abandoned and Alone deals direct horror and therefore go through this as well.