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Memories of Another Life

The real question here is if Sled Dogs are viable if you have not 4 but 6! Not only does this combo increase the maximum potential of the good boys and girls, but also helps you find them earlier, as a quasi-tutor.

On that note, this card allows playing cards that you already have the maximum number of copies in your deck, because they are not added to it. Looking at Open Gate or Fortuitous Discovery, for example.

Enjoy and go crazy ;)

EDIT: Having a third copy of Ritual Candles almost makes curses into blessings.

4/8/25

AlderSign · 375

You can play more than 3 "Open Gates", because the card says "Group limit 3 in play". I guess, for Sled Dogs and Fortuitous Discovery, you should be fine. As long, as you borrow the copies in your deck from a friend. The ones you fetch in game must come from your collection. Otherwise the search would fail. — Susumu · 380 4/8/25

*can't play more than 3 "Open Gates"... — Susumu · 380 4/8/25

Of course, if you have a promo set from Arkham Nights 2022, you should have a fith copy of Sled Dogs in your collection. :) — Susumu · 380 4/8/25

i have a feeling there was a ruling, that your collection only counts one copy of each product, so no game — Adny · 1 4/9/25

Ad Open Gate: True, but more is still more; I rarely saw all 3 ever in play. Sometimes you commit one, sometimes it gets discarded, sometimes it's at the bottom of your deck. And year, other possibilities feel strong (there are more cards like this). — AlderSign · 375 4/9/25

@Adny: I'd like the source for that please :) It makes a too big difference to just speculate about. And apart from that you can always proxy, so no real need to "borrow from a friend". — AlderSign · 375 4/9/25

I think, Adny mixed it up with the collection of basic weaknesses. For them it was clarified, that you should not take cards from multiple copies of the same product. (Most likely duplicates from two old core sets.) My comment of "search your collection" was more tongue in cheek, but if you take it really serious, RAW you should not take proxies or borrowed copies on the "search". — Susumu · 380 4/9/25

Mhm, I am still wondering if there is an official ruling on the question about the collection. But maybe you mean that if I buy the expansion the card if from I can search that card 10 times and that's different from proxying then I understand you. — AlderSign · 375 4/9/25

it had to do with bonded cards and hallowed mirror not being able to bring in more than what was in one product i think. — Adny · 1 4/11/25

"Hallowed Mirror" is a bad example, because it says to search for only 3 copies, so you wouldn't get 6, ieven if you have them. But I think, you are right. "Dream Diary" is an example, where it was clarified that, even if you have two copies in your hand slots, you don't get two copies of "Essence of the Dream". But that is a special rule for bonded cards, not your collection in general: "The number of copies of each different bonded card that are set aside in this way is equal to the number of copies of that were included in the product in which that bonded card was introduced. The number of cards in your deck that summon the bonded card in question does not factor into this limit." There is only one Essence in the product it came in, so you can't "bond" more. — Susumu · 380 4/11/25

This is stupid, because it means if I buy another copy of the same product and take my second Dream Diary from there it would suddenly be legal?. — AlderSign · 375 4/11/25

Sled dogs were already viable, and 6 dogs is only slightly better than 4. Drowned City has plenty of other dog support, though. Marion Tavares is a fantastic dog wrangler, and I'd bet George Barnaby does well with them too. — OrionAnderson · 113 4/12/25

Memories of Another Life

The "at no cost" bit makes me wonder how this (and adaptable) treat level-0 cards with xp costs. I would assume grabbing a Drawing Thin or other taboo card has at least been suggested with adaptable, but this one has a wording that suggests it would ignore the xp cost. Especially at 5 xp itself.

4/8/25

Iduno · 4

I mean, you don't permanently add it to your deck, so of course it would ignore exp costs much like you don't pay 1 exp to "add" a level 0 card. — Spamamdorf · 5 4/8/25

Spectral Shield

I get it, it's also for Calvin Wright. An investigator card is also a "player card with health and/or sanity at your location", so Calvin can use this (it's has the Spirit trait) as extra insurance. Not super crazy a combo, but the card itself is not bad (1 resource - fast - for 1 damage/horror in the worst case) and it fits his playstyle. I'd say for him it's even better than Talisman of Protection - doesn't eat a slot, costs 1 resource less and the Talisman can get triggered only for 1 damage/horror, which always feels like a waste.

"But mistah, where charges?!", I hear you say.

Answer: Like I explained, the card is already good-ish in the worst case (having no charges), but Calvin also has access to Winds of Power, Earthly Serenity aaaaand... drumroll Bangle of Jinxes, a card that replenishes charges! Yeah, the slot is not great, but with the card in play you can mitigate downsides of an an attack and get the payment for the mitigation at once.

Again, not crazy, but I like it :)

4/7/25

AlderSign · 375

I don't know, it IS kinda crazy... Neither Spectral Shield nor Bangle of Jinxes have limits/exhaust, so you become immune to enemy attacks that deal only one damage OR one horror (cancel it, spend a charge, get it back), even when swarmed with enemies (even actual Swarming enemies) — DrOGM · 25 4/15/25

Ascetic

One more thing this card is especially useful for is when you have a team of investigators who have different needs for experience.

If you're a survivor who finishes their core build by 13xp and just gets luxuries afterwards, maybe you should take this card and In the Thick of It. This will help your rogue teammate out - the power boost in early scenarios of the campaign will help you get more xp each scenario and your other teammates will get stronger faster.

4/7/25

Frost · 274

Blessed Blade

One underrated benefit of this card is that it's one of the few weapons you can use as a sidearm in a Flamethrower deck. With the flamethrower blocking up the body slot, there aren't that many guardians who can get an extra hand slot all too easily.

Roland Banks could take scientific study to help him wield a Sledgehammer, and Leo Anderson could take Hidden Pocket alongside an enchanted Hunter's Armor, but these are all somewhat faffy multi-card combos that come with various restrictions.

Anyone can spend 3 exp on an Occult Reliquary and have a permanently available extra hand slot to carry this thing around in, no additional effort needed. Heck, you can run it alongside any two handed weapon to remove the need to run Bandolier , letting you avoid having to play a relatively slow card. That, or take it anyway, run some Survival Knives or something and turn yourself into a ridiculous toolbox of death.

4/7/25

nictron90 · 7