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Uncle George the Farmer · 43046
Hello Fellow investigators
Welcome to my structure deck series!
Concept
Since the game contains a large pool of cards and this might seem a bit confusing for newer players I decided to create some deck ideas of old investigators in the game. With the new product of starter decks coming on the way, it gave me a reason to create some decklists through every cycle.
I 'm going to give you an upgrade list for everyone through every cycle. For example, I start with Roland from the core set and I'll progress his deck through Dunwich, Carcosa etc..
Let start with the show, shall we?
Roland pros and cons
Roland is a character good at finding clues by killing monsters. Two birds in one stone right? He has a good amount of Health (9) which comes to balance with his low skill (2). So he can take a few hits from agility testing treacheries.
While his is average (3) his low sanity of 5 makes him vulnerable to willpower tests. We need cards to protect him from those treacheries.
He may be good at finding clues but his weakness card is there to mess with his plan. I'd say better draw it in the beginning so you can deal with it fast rather at the end of your scenario.
Last but not least his resource income is pretty poor so you must be very careful where you spend your resources. You don't need many heavy assets that cost a lot otherwise you will be left in a bad position costing you actions to defend yourself.
Gameplay
Try to get a weapon asset in your hand from the beginning. We got 6 weapons and the best choices are Machete and Roland's .38 Special. Use Flashlight in low shroud locations and keep Evidence! and Working a Hunch for the high shroud ones. Guts, Physical Training and Dynamite Blast their use is for willpower tests. If you feel rich you can play Dynamite Blast as a boss finisher especially in the 1st scenario.
Ideal first Hand: Machete, Flashlight, Emergency Cache, Guard Dog, Unexpected Courage.
Upgrade route
You don't have a lot of choices in the core set. There are two routes: the fun one with the Shotgun and the efficient one with Encyclopedia.
Shotgun route: Buy asap aShotgun with 2x Extra Ammunition and swap them with 2xPhysical Training and 1x .45 Automatic. While it looks strong in terms of fighting you usually won't draw often the combo. And Shotgun without Ammunition is actually meh..
On the other hand, Encyclopedia seems the best choice here. It costs only 2 xp and you can add an Elder Sign Amulet to protect your sanity.
After buying your core choices go for 2x Beat Cop to upgrade those 2x Guard Dog and you are ready to enter the 3rd scenario and hope for the chaos bag to be nice to you.
Summary
Most people think Roland is a good starting investigator to enter the game and learn the mechanics. I would agree that he is easy to learn but difficult to master. His low sanity is his main problem and you can easily be defeated from a treachery card.
In the Dunwich cycle, Roland gets some beautiful cards in his hand and you can be more creative and versatile. I hope you like this guide and we'll continue with his Dunwich deck build.
To be continued..
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Apr 01, 2020
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Apr 02, 2020Nowadays, in campaign mode I would suggest to play Roland with The Dirge of Reason weakness arkhamdb.com , which is much more manageable. |
Apr 02, 2020
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Apr 03, 2020I'm really looking forward to the structure deck version of the investigators for the other cycles (Dunwich, Carcosa, etc). |
Apr 03, 2020
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Apr 07, 2020Great deck :) Why the double knife though? Is the 1 card + 1 action + 1 resource better than automatic with 4 bullets? |
Apr 07, 2020
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Apr 08, 2020Bud, this is exactly what im looking for, thanks! |
Apr 09, 2020Thank you so much for these decks And, without wanting to spoil things, I am the Lead Investigator so can choose to carry an ally across into the next scenario. Would you suggest doing that or would I be better served keeping my dog/guard allies? |
Apr 09, 2020
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Apr 09, 2020
The resolution of Gathering says you may add that asset on your deck as the Lead Investigator. It doesn't count on your deck size if that is your question about your other allies so don't worry. This asset is great for Roland so enjoy it! :) |
Apr 09, 2020That's great thank you |
Apr 09, 2020
I hope i helped :) |
Apr 09, 2020You most definitely have |
Apr 13, 2020Might be worth noting that this deck requires 2 cores, which many beginners may not have or want to invest in immediately. It's definitely possible to build a strong Roland deck from just the single core you start with, but you'd have more Seeker cards to offset some of the single Guardian. |
Apr 14, 2020Proxied this deck and the Wendy deck and has a blast playing the core set campaign which now feels much more balanced on standard mode. Thanks again! I only play at home so I proxied the cards with my inkjet copier, cut em out and stuck them to some old magic cards. A good option in Spain right now as we cant move or source another copy. |
Apr 14, 2020
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Apr 14, 2020
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Apr 27, 2020Very nice indeed. I was wondering, when you say get the Encyclopedia and Elder Sign Amulet, you didn't say what to remove to get them. Any suggestions? |
Apr 28, 2020
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May 16, 2020@Uncle George the Farmer Thank you for your articles. My question is: as you said in one comment," If you have another character like Daisy do the investigation actions Flashlight is your choice here. You can remove 1x Physical Training for the Elder sign Amulet. If your partner is not Daisy go for the Knife. " In my opinion, If my partner is Daisy, Roland should focus on fighting(to protect the lady). So I need take the knife. But you chose the opposite way and bring a Flashlight with him(which is Daisy's mojor).Why? |
May 16, 2020
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May 17, 2020
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Jul 03, 2020Really appreciate these decks and the way you are moving through the campaign. I have just two core boxes right now and this is just what I was looking for |
Jul 10, 2020
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Aug 05, 2020Thanks a lot for this deck and strategy, your structure series really helps me learn the game and its subtilities! The description states that only 1 core set (i.e. 1 pack required) is needed for this deck though, but there are several cards that are unique in the core (e.g. Machete, guard dog, etc), am I misunderstanding something? |
Aug 29, 2020Indeed you need 2core sets |
Nov 25, 2020Very helpful for my beginning in the game. Thank you so much! |
Jul 16, 2021I'm very late, but all of your decks are incredible for not-quite-beginners, thank you so much for these they sort of saved this game for me. |
Sep 14, 2021нож? серьезно? как вообще с этим оружием играть |
Sep 19, 2021дедукция и предчувствие были взяты как я понял просто ради пона чтобы хоть какието желтые карты были, но они ему явно не идут, лучше бы хил разума взял |
Sep 25, 2021Hi |
Apr 11, 2022machete cant be taken at begining, high payment cards, its fail |
May 15, 2023
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Roland has only gotten more and more interesting over time as the Seeker card pool has grown. In my opinion, he is so much more interesting to play than Mark or Zoey, who are both rather one-dimensional.