I got hooked to playing CoC right away and got the Core Set and an Asylum Pack after a play test with a friend who had it before I did. I now play a Hastur/Yog-Sothoth deck which I tend to keep playing and tweak.

I currently have the following cards in my deck and would welcome criticism and advice on how to make a better deck. Thanks.:

Hastur

1x Hastur

1x Mad Artist

2x Aspiring Artist

2x Bringer of Fire

1x Power Drain

1x Byakhee Attack

1x Byakhee Servant

1x Yellow Muse

1x Thing from the Stars

1x Predatory Byakhee

1x Blind Submission

1x Atlach-Nacha

1x Victoria's Loft

1x Despair

1x Ghost

1x Messenger from the Beyond

1x Scotophobia

1x Performance Artist

1x Bearer of the Yellow Sign

1x Victoria Glasser

1x Demon Lover

1x Sedated

1x Agoraphobia

Yog-Sothoth

1x Yog-Sothoth

3x Tcho-Tcho Tribe

3x Opener of the Gate

1x Blackmoor Estate

1x Cthugha

1x Forbidden Shrine

1x Servant of Nodens

1x Opening the Limbo Gate

1x Dampen Light

1x Spell-bound Shoggoth

1x Guardian Elder Thing

1x Son of Yeb

1x Hound of Tindalos

1x Unspeakable Resurrection

1x Gathering at the Stones

1x Journey to the Other Side

1x Living Mummy

1x Fishers from Outside

1x Cannibal Ghast

1x A Single Glimpse

1x Disciple of the Gate

That's about it. Any help is welcome. Thanks for taking your time.

Well, the new FAQ banned Aspiring Artist for starters.

Why only 2x Bringers of Fire, Ancient Horrors comes with 3 IIRC? 3 increases the odds of getting the combo out there and also provived protection of sorts if one Bringer goes poof.

You can keep your aspiring artist, the banning only consider tournament situation, so enjoy it the way you want !

Try to get x3 in your deck, you'll get more chance to draw it early !

I agree Dam concerning the Bringer of Fire Thing, I thought they were in x3 in the AP, so use it !

I just looked at what you packed and feels like it's a good starting deck.