This card is insane with Amanda, I always take 2 copys, no matter what.

It gives you a free card every turn. A card that she can commit under her, or unto test at her leisure. She can't commit it under her unless she starts the investigation phase with it, but it's still really good.

When I build with this card, I run it with charisma,so I can have both Dr. Milan and laboratory assistant, And arcane enlightenment, so I have a max hand size of 11, and 2 free hand slots for mag. glass. It works really well when it's the mythos phase, and you come across a test you aren't prepared for, commit a ???? Essence, pass that test, and watch with glee as it returns to your hand when your next turn starts.

Stupid bonkers, I love it.

This is a great supplement to Chuck Fergus centered decks. Helps you play that style if both copies of Chuck are in the bottom half of your deck. Let's you choose all three options when both it and Chuck are in play. It makes investigating with flashlights and lockpicks a breeze. Maybe those monster successes let you use upgraded cig case to find you Chuck.

Rex is one of the best specialized investigators in the game even now with all the new investigators he is still incredibly high rated. There is no other investigator that can discover as many clues as him per turn. That being said please do not use him in a solo campaign unless you are a seasoned player who is looking for a decent challenge. My suggestion is to pair him with a guardian like Zoey, Mark, or Tommy in a 2 player campaign. There is nothing quite like a good ole fashioned escort mission destroying evil while rex mops up the clues.

Absolutely retarded card that only emphasizes the problem which many in the community are starting to clearly see; Seekers are insanely overpowered. Not only do they only have a single weakness that is not even that big nowdays, which is dealing with enemies, but they keep giving them incredibly busted cards like this for no reason. I have no idea how this card made it out of the testing phase like this.

So now you do not even have to worry about enemies? You can just run over them if they have hunter and push them back, or if they do not you just push them aside so you can still keep on collecting clues like a maniac? What a joke! And a cherry on top, you get 2 stats that are actually pretty relevant, since you need Intellect obviously, but Agi tests usually deal damage which is one minor weakness of Seekers since they have a bit lower Health. It really is funny how the same brains that thought this card is fair managed to print stuff like Trench Knife and Henry Wan and probably thought "hmm yeah this is good, they will play it".

If this card only dealt with clues and gave you 2 stats, it would probably still see play, since removing clues from high shroud locations is really interesting thing that has so far not been explored that much, but with this card it will not even matter since most will use it just for enemies and occasional moving of clues. Sorry, this was not a review since there are not many things i can say about this card, but only a rant. Cards like this are clearly becoming a problem and show some favouritism when it comes to Seekers at the developers table, and it is not a good thing for the health of this game.

So to conclude = Taboo worth, or just ban it at your table when you see how OP it is, like it used to be when someone used to play with Higher Education and Dr. Milan Christopher all the time.

I would replace "During each upkeep phase, instead of drawing 1 card, draw 2 cards and discard 1 of them." to:

"During each upkeep phase, instead of drawing 1 card, look at the top 2 cards of your deck. Draw 1 and any weakness among them. Discard the rest."

It seems fair middle road to me. I think both other interpretations are unbalanced. If you draw a weakness with it, then allowing to discard that weaknesses (right after the revelation) is too powerful if it's a crippling asset or enemy. Then there's the other way, forcing a discard of the other card makes it near unplayable. You would not only be getting the activation of a weakness, but also losing a (good) card!