Zoey Samaras Survival (Knife) Path - Covenant Live

This is the Zoey deck I used during our Return to Dunwich Legacy playthrough on the Covenant Stream that starts here. After back to back campaigns featuring investigators who were fantastic as tests (Tony "Zeroes" Morgan and Joe Diamond), this deck looks to avoid test-taking as often as possible.

It brings Beat Cop and Guard Dog to do the heavy lifting on direct damage, which is paired with cards like Zoey's Cross and Small Favor for enough damage to take down most enemies without actually having to attack. The Survival Knife is a super important piece of this puzzle (especially the upgraded version), as it can often get you the last damage or two necessary to take out an enemy without having to spend any actions.

With each engagement generating her a resource thanks to her native ability and the deck having so much damage, Zoey wants to be the player engaging enemies. This makes Calling in Favors a clutch card, as it is a great way to clear the damage off of an ally and give you more soak. Hallowed Mirror is there to give you the option to heal yourself and your allies if you don't see your cross.

On the other side of the coin, Evidence! and Scene of the Crime allow Zoey to gather some clues along the way without ever worrying about failing a test.

You can catch our entire playthrough of the Return to The Dunwich Legacy on the Covenant YouTube channel and follow along as this deck continues to be upgraded.

Zach