Core Set Start Deck: Wendy Adams, the Urchin

Sample Starter Decks from Fantasy Flight Player Resources

Wendy is a slippery investigator who is great at avoiding danger. Making use of her ability to cancel and re-draw chaos tokens during critical skill tests is key to succeeding as Wendy. Be sure to keep enough cards in your hand to fuel her ability at all times. Pickpocketing and Rabbit's Foot are both ideal cards to put into play early, allowing you to draw cards through evading enemies and failing tests.

Her high agility and low combat means you should primarily be evading and running from enemies, but a well-timed Backstab or Sneak Attack can also get rid of a troublesome enemy. Stray Cat, Cunning Distraction, and Survival Instinct can all help you get out of sticky situations. When all else fails, pull out a .41 Derringer or a Baseball Bat and don’t be afraid to over-commit cards!

Wendy's Amulet is a tricky card, but playing around its ability and Forced effect can be especially rewarding. It is usually best to keep the Amulet in hand until there are a few events in your discard pile. Once it’s in play, always be aware of the topmost event in your discard pile, (especially if it’s Lucky!) since you can play it using Wendy's Amulet. Don’t forget that once the Amulet is in play, all events you play are placed on the bottom of your deck (regardless of whether you are playing the event from your hand or using the Amulet’s ability).