A stupid fun combo build (not taboo appropriate) with basically only ~ 9 exp.

-Versatile with Olive McBride. -Backstab -Streetwise overcommit -Gregory Guy bet -Double or nothing, quick thinking, all in, watch this. -Manual Dexterity 2.

Grats you just dealt six damage in one attack, gained 18 resources (12 from watch this, six from guy), either broke even on actions or netted two (one action to play olive and one to take this test, then depending on if you had one or two copies of quick thinking up) and drew 14 cards in one action that was a guaranteed success, for roughly Nine experience.

It only gets more stupid from there. With two copies of this card and double or nothing you can basically draw your deck naked in a single turn, and multiple times per turn if you have assets out.

The interesting comparison for Seekers is with Fingerprint Kit. For one experience, you get:

• One resource cheaper
• No exhaust
• Don't spend uses on a failure
• Can be refilled with Enraptured or Winds of Power but each charge is only one more clue
• Tutored by Arcane Initiate and the like and has cost reduction synergy with Robes of Endless Night
• Takes up an arcane slot instead of a hand slot, which is very valuable for Seekers

On the other hand, Fingerprint Kit has its upsides:

• 6 total clues instead of 4 if you don't fail any tests
• Can be refilled efficiently with Emergency Cache (3) among other cards, and each new supply is potentially 2 clues
• No penalty on tied skill test
• Tutored by Backpack and has cost reduction synergy with Charles Ross, Esq.
• Hand slot can be mitigated with e.g. Detective's Colt 1911s
• Can be taken at the beginning of a campaign without other penalties

The card sits in a weird spot for Seekers, especially the 5- Seekers, since Fingerprint has bigger upsides as long as you don't fail. This could be a good fail-safe for Amanda Sharpe on turns where her isn't boosted high enough to beat the whole chaos bag. Daisy Walker can take advantage of the Mystic synergies, but with her Tote Bag the Fingerprint Kit isn't a big deal either, and she might as well take advantage of the Seeker synergies. If you're not afraid of the and you're not playing on the hardest difficulties, there is little to recommend here for Seekers. Interestingly, the biggest winners are probably Luke Robinson and Gloria Goldberg, who can play this along with their other spells and still commit Seeker skills like Deduction to the test.

If it turns out, that you get this basic weakness as a , you might just as well consider the nice interaction it has with the "Edge of the Earth" set of dual class spells, in particular the level 4 versions, with their more severe drawbacks.

• Brand of Cthugha: loose 2 actions
• Divination: choose and discard 2 cards
• Blur: take 2 damage
• Earthly Serenity: loose 2 resources

The catch is, that these never trigger, if you fail by zero. Of the four spells, the Brand deserves a closer look. It has the most severe drawback, so even a might consider it a bonus, if he has The 13th Vision and level 4 Brand on the table. You don't deal any damage, but you also lose just the , you just took to fight, instead of in the process. While you would normally over commit on the first two fight actions on your turn to not lose following actions, you rather do that on your last action, if the weakness is out, and often only, if you pulled bad on the previous actions. On the other hand, with the level 1 version, you strictly don't want to trigger this "combo", as you just lose an action either way, but you do so dealing up to 2 damage without the vision.

Not saying, this is amazing. The weakness also triggers on other tests, even from other investigators at your location. But let's be honest: this is not the worst of all basic weaknesses, you will often not find the time to clear it. Considering, that it will then wipe your spells from their special spillover effects, can be viewed as a bonus and makes these assets even better.

A pretty cool random weakness.

The safe way to read this is "Gain 2 experience. At the start of each scenario, you have no resources."

You basically never want to have less than 5 resources in your pool unless this weakness is in your discard and you're far away from recycling. Play with that handicap and this weakness is actually fairly benign and can be a boon.

But buyer beware. Each time you fail to have the desired number of resources when your patron comes calling, it gets even harder to meet the offer the next time. You basically get three failures over the life of your investigator, and then your goose is cooked.

A neat thematic weakness. Do take note: you cannot choose to put this weakness in your deck, but since Arkham is heavily open to table rules I imagine some folks will still sneak it in.

Hypothetical Combo Alert! Consider the synergy with Ace of Rods. Get a free action with +2 to every stat - spend it on three baby attacks, and select for attacks that are buffed by multiple stats. Here are some ideas:

• Fang of Tyr'thrha Move to any revealed enemy then check + : test at @12 to do 4 damage.
• Cyclopean Hammer + : test at @11 to do 2 or 3 more damage. Enchant Weapon for more lolz.
• Sweeping Kick + : test at @12 for 2 damage and evade. Or Spectral Razor + to test @11 for 2 damage.

A solid day's work for the chosen one. And then you get to take your 3 regular actions...

Addendum: there are also lots of combos with Fang of Tyr'thrha, particularly that card's ability to attack enemies without moving to them, or to move during a flurry of attacks.