Black Chamber Operative

Black Chamber Operative

Enemy weaknesses always scale well (from a player's perspective). If you're playing solo Trish, you better have the hammerless or the cane ready to go. In multiplayer, this just is the guardian engaging and attacking. 4/2/4 means it's not going to be a guaranteed hit in the first scenario, but when you're packing big guns, this guy is a speed bump in a way that "spend two actions or something really bad happens" isn't. Trap him with Restrained. Indirect damage with Cosmic Flame(5). Seeya.

MrGoldbee · 1541
The wording on the forced effect is so weird. Why would you ever attempt to evade this guy if you have no clues? It would have been cleaner to say « cannot be evaded unless you have a clue ». I guess it tells a story (makes him look scary) but mecanically makes no sense unless they are are planning for future cards that deal damage on successful evasion. — Ramun · 1225
You could start evading him while having a clue but then drawing a token that makes you lose it before the forced effect triggers. Niche, but possible. — AlderSign · 462
it's ultra niche right now, but it can still trigger successful evade effects like sticky fingers and covert ops. — Olimarrex · 6

Machete

Machete

A reminder that if you exhaust Machete to gain the +1 damage you can still spend an action using the Action trigger to gain +1 fight as this ability does not require exhausting the card. An important distinction especially for new players to chapter two as I feel this is not well highlighted in the rulebook.

GrimGuvna · 4
That's very likely true for new players. I recently watched a video, where somebody made this wrong assumption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDaSbVlWYRY — Susumu · 388

Isabelle's Twin .45s

Isabelle's Twin .45s

I have a question regarding this card's ability: if you attack an enemy with the elusive keyword with the first attack, does the enemy disengage instantly so that you cannot trigger the second attack during this action?

warlock000 · 1
Both use the timing word “after”, so you decide which one to resolve. So yes, you can get in the second shot before resolving the Elusive keyword — An_Undecayed_Whately · 1427
I disagree. The rule “For any given timing point, all forced abilities initiated in reference to that timing point must resolve before any reaction abilities (see below) referencing the same timing point in the same manner may be initiated” prevents firing the second shot at an Elusive enemy. — Eudaimonea · 9
But the elusive keyword is not a forced ability. — AlderSign · 462
Nor is it a reaction. All of the rulebook allowances for players to order simultaneous resolutions pertain to effects of the same type with identical timing. This is neither. The rules suggest (but do not clearly dictate) that “must” goes before “may,” and it’s reasonable to infer that “immediately after” (Elusive) is before “after” (Twin .45s). So there are two leaps of faith you have to take before you start stacking these to your advantage. Go for it if you want to, but nothing in the rulebook allows it. — Eudaimonea · 9
Like you just said yourself, nothing in the rules reference prohibits it either. Your argumentation is a ruling, not a rule. — AlderSign · 462
The wording of elusive also is not "immediately after", but "after that attack resolves ... immediately" which does make a significant difference. Otherwise I would have agreed with you. — AlderSign · 462
I agree that my first response reads like “this interaction is conclusively prevented by the rulebook” whereas it’s more like “this interaction is not permitted by the letter of, and is prohibited by the spirit of, several rules in the rulebook.” — Eudaimonea · 9

Prestidigitation

Prestidigitation

This card enables lots of interesting shenanigans, but the most obvious one is “reloading” an asset that’s out of Uses. As of 2026 it’s probably the M1903 Hammerless, but will soon apply to various rings and lockpicks, among other things.

Just remember to hold onto an item in your hand like a Cigarette Case or Magnifying Glass to enable playing this. I think that we might even have a use for the terrible Fedora: fodder for this card!

An_Undecayed_Whately · 1427

Mysterious Grimoire

Mysterious Grimoire

At first glance you’d be reminded of the Old Book Of Lore from the 2016 core set.

But due to several small differences (limited uses, free trigger, and mandatory draw of weaknesses) this is actually Mr Rook in book format. And when you get some use out of it you’ll remember the upside (free draws but you only pay 1 action up front!) as well as the downside (seeing weaknesses).

And you’ll also see the upside to the downside. You’ll tend to get the weaknesses in your deck resolved early and on your terms rather than in middle of a crisis. And those are free bonus draws rather than dead draws. Highly recommend for any deck that can take it.

An_Undecayed_Whately · 1427
Seekers need hand slots now more than ever tho. — MrGoldbee · 1541
Mr. Book* — Tay5967 · 20
Mag Glass (1) will be the Carolyn Investigator deck, so the old pull-back option remains viable — An_Undecayed_Whately · 1427