Nathaniel Cho ("Fly like a Mi-Go, Sting like an Elder Thing"

This shows the deck after the first 9xp, once Versatile, Stick to the Plan, and Ever Vigilant have been purchased.

Straight forward, no-nonsense, beat 'em up good deck that's fast, focused, and team-oriented.

Opening Hand

Always attach Ever Vigilant to Stick to the Plan (see below). I also put Delay the Inevitable and Heroic Rescue so I know where they are.

You want Crystallizer of Dreams and, to a slightly lesser extent, Boxing Gloves in your starter set-up. In 12 test scenarios only twice did I not start with gloves and crystallizer in hand or in backpack, and because of the draws it came in hand pretty quick anyway. Mulligan for Backpack. Every. Card. If. Need-be. Failing that, play "Look A Monkey" on your teammates and search your deck for it.

Opening Play: Play Ever Vigilant:

1. Play Backpack for 1 resource, searching the top 6 or 12 of your deck. Your priority attachments are, of course, Boxing Gloves and Crystallizer of Dreams. I also like to have Emergency Cache, but take what you can get.
2. Play Crystallizer of Dreams for free.
3. Play Boxing Gloves for 2 resources.
4. You have 2 actions remaining this round. Perhaps one of them will be to play Safeguard .

Optional Upgrades

Once you get the initial 9xp in place, often after the first two scenarios, that's it—anything else is just flash.

• Backpack ⇉ Backpack (2)
• Boxing Gloves ⇉ Boxing Gloves (3)
• Emergency Cache → Emergency Cache (2)
• Safeguard ⇉ Safeguard (2)
• Counterpunch ⇉ Counterpunch (2)
• "Get over here!" ⇉ "Get over here!" (2)
• Monster Slayer ⇉ Monster Slayer (5)
• One-Two Punch ⇉ One-Two Punch (5)
• Stand Together → Stand Together (3)
• Vicious Blow ⇉ Vicious Blow (2)
• Heroic Rescue → Heroic Rescue (2)

If your going solo (or if it's everyman for himself), work these in:

• Safeguard ⇉ Righteous Hunt (1)
• Heroic Rescue → Mano a Mano (1) → Mano a Mano (2)
• Stand Together → "I've Had Worse" (2) → "I've Had Worse" (4)