Preston Assistant (Infinite Action Combo)

This deck was developed entirely to help the Preston infinite action combo deck detailed here:

https://arkhamdb.com/decklist/view/10583/the-flash-with-a-cane-infinite-actions-combo-1.0

survive long enough to combo out. In the first few scenarios, it's meant to fill the clue gathering role while also providing some monster killing and resilience to the encounter deck.

Offence Standard Guardian low level answers, including .45 Automatic, Machete, Vicious Blow, and Overpower. Detective's Colt 1911s meant I didn't worry about running Prepared for the Worst or another weapon.

Clues Joe fills the clue getting role early on, leaving Preston to kill things with his Fire Axe. Between Dr. Milan, Magnifying Glass, and Flashlight, Joe should be able to pull enough clues to compensate for Preston until Preston can gather the 9 XP required for the infinite combo.

Support Old Book of Lore is there for when Preston has the combo, it's imperative for him to draw through his deck as fast a possible. Charles Ross, Esq. can help even Preston afford 4 asset drops a turn, something even he will struggle with at times. Strange Solution gets upgraded into Strange Solution (Empowering Elixir) purely in order to accelerate Preston's combo. Backpack can help find Strange Solution once upgraded. Guts and Unexpected Courage can help Preston make encounter card checks if necessary, it's also arguable that Inquiring Mind should be here.

Hunch Deck Guidance can help give Preston the extra actions he needs to combo off sooner. Logical Reasoning is essential with two low Willpower investigators taking horror from encounter cards. No Stone Unturned can draw Preston a card, or dig for a key piece of assistance such as Strange Solution, Cryptic Research (if not in the hunch deck) or Eidetic Memory. Preposterous Sketches help Joe find his key cards, and Shortcut is just action efficiency.

Upgrades During my test, I upgraded Guidance into Cryptic Research, Strange Solution into Empowering Elixir, and 1x Flashlight into Eidetic Memory. With more XP, another Eidetic Memory would have been brought in, and possibly upgraded Emergency Caches to fuel repeated uses of Empowering Elixir.