Four Mystics, One Collection - Cyclopean Diana

Credit: Magali Villeneuve, Robert Laskey

All Mystics have the same deck? And they use for everything? Let's see about that!

About Four Mystics - One Collection

This is a series of four standalone 29XP Mystic decks all made from a single (complete) collection. The decks are constructed in such a way that they can be played together as one happy team.

The team consists of all 5/2 Mystics:

Diana Stanley

Luke Robinson , see decklist here

Dexter Drake , see decklist here

Agnes Baker , see decklist here

Cyclopean Diana

Build up to high using your cancels and Bandolier •• for big numbers fighting with Cyclopean Hammer •••••. Your is actually being used through the Hammer, Survival Knife ••, and Brand of Cthugha •, and is boosted by Wolf Mask and skills like Daring early on for reliable fighting throughout the scenario.

Piloting the deck

This deck is intended to be the main fighter of the group. Your main priority is getting the Hammer in play, if needed through the help of Prepared for the Worst or Tetsuo Mori.

Then, you boost your through your myriad of cancels. "I've had worse…" •• and Dodge help you cancel attacks, Deny Existence, Ward of Protection •• and Terrible Secret are more general counters against the encounter deck, while Dark Prophecy is just an easy cancel to trigger your and boost your .

You also have a Bandolier ••, so you can fit Survival Knife •• for extra damage output in the Enemy Phase, and the Twilight Blade to repeat those juicy cancels if needed (and free up space underneath Diana to trigger your more frequently). Brand of Cthugha • is there as a back-up "weapon". All of these allow you to fight using early on, when your is still low. Lastly there is the Hallowed Mirror to provide some extra healing for you or your teammates.

You can boost through Wolf Mask and skills like Overpower, Daring and Vicious Blow. Stand Together and Ever Vigilant • are there as economy to help you play your assets. "I've had worse…" •• also provides some cold hard resources while you laugh in the face of the encounter deck.

Mulligan

Aim for Cyclopean Hammer •••••, Ever Vigilant • and/or Stand Together, Bandolier •• and Survival Knife ••. Wolf Mask is also a great card to keep for an early boost when your is still low. If you can't find the Hammer, keep Prepared for the Worst or Tetsuo Mori, maybe Brand of Cthugha • and an economy card, and mulligan the rest.

Level 0 Deck

The level 0 deck (with In the Thick of It) for campaign play can be found here, along with a copy of the upgrade path. Your main weapon in the early game will be Enchanted Blade. You can always choose to upgrade this one instead if you don't like the Hammer. There are plenty of nice upgrade options beyond the 28 upgrade XP on display here.

Upgrade Plan

The upgrade plan assumes you're using Down the Rabbit Hole

Wrap Up

This was the first of four decks in the Four Mystics, One Collection series. I hope you liked it. Feel free to like, favorite, or comment on the deck.