This may seem like a silly question, but what should I get? Should I just try to work my way through Asylum Packs, or are some better than others?

Yours,

Max

aedh11 said:

Totally agree with Jhaelen !!!

Ah ok, thanks for the help. What combination of decks are most viable? I've currently made Hastur/Cthulhu and Agency/Miskatonic. These good at all?

In my opinion, every combo is viable - it depends on the details and what you do with it!

TheProfessor said:

However, I think it takes a skilled player to make some decks work. For beginning players, I wouldn't recommend anything but two-faction decks with one faction being strong in combat and/or destruction. So, the combos that aedh11 suggested should work pretty well.

Being the Professor, I play mono-Miskatonic all the time, with different builds. I think it can be quite competitive (and its lots of fun!)

TheProfessor said:

Miskatonic is one of my favorite factions, so I'd love to give a competitive deck a try. I've made an attempt at a dreamer-based deck, but I always find I need to add cards from another faction to really make it work well.

I'm actually building a mono-Miska, you can see my attempt on the Cenacle's page ( http://cenacle-hd.bb-fr.com/proposez-vos-decks-f44/deckbuilding-on-parle-plus-trop-de-miska-en-ce-moment-t1829.htm ).

Yet, the mono miska deck is far underpowered when facing HAstur or Cthulhu. Removal does hurt it a lot and stealing character do break your possibilities to rush stories.

Playing tournaments quite often, I hadn't seen a viable mono-miska for quite a while. Like Jhaelen, my dreamer-deck totally aborted and I tryed to add Hastur to give it more consistency. I'd be interested seeing what you actually play, Professor ^^

Here's one that has been pretty successful for me - it moves very quickly.

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Anthropology Advisor x3

Chess Prodigy x3

Dr. Ali Kafour x1

Dr. Carson x2

Focused Art Student x3

Julia Brown (Insomniac) x2

Laboratory Assistant x3

Natural Philosopher x3

Obsessive Insomniac x3

Professor Albert Wilmarth (Folklore Expert) x1

Professor Nathaniel Peaslee x1

Student Archaeologist x3

Visiting Author x3

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Rabbit's Foot x3

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Dr. Carson's Treatment x3

Misinformation x3

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I have no idea what the code about Philadelphia University is... I work there, but don't know why it showed in my post.

TheProfessor said:

TheProfessor said:

I always felt that the Miskatonic end where the Ravager begins but now they have a couple of ways to deal with it so they might have a chance.

Yes, the Ravager is annoying. You have to spread out and be willing to lose characters when the Ravager appears.