Diana's Dark Design (Single Core)

My partner and I are starting a blind playthrough of The Circle Undone with Diana and Preston. This deck is meant primarily as a fighter and shield to Preston, who is built as the primary clue-gatherer. We have a single core set, so we are limited to 1x core cards.

Our blind playthrough process is to unbox each mythos pack as we get to it, and have a single opportunity to swap out any cards for new cards with a 1-1 xp transfer. Once that is done, we can spend xp on any cards new or old.

This Diana deck includes a lot of placeholders for higher xp cards and has flexibility for card swaps with Circle Undone mythos packs. She uses David Renfield and Forbidden Knowledge to build resources, with Uncage the Soul seeing limited use initially other than as a will booster. David Renfield can be eliminated using Forbidden Knowledge or Ward of Protection, or replaced by the Beat Cop if doom becomes an issue.

Initially, Diana will work towards having Hypnotic Gaze, Dark Prophecy, and Eldritch Inspiration to combo together to make up for low damage weapons. Twilight Blade is critical to having these cards available as needed, so Prepared for the Worst is important to find the blade quickly.

Rite of Seeking is here to use Diana's arcane slots and provide some clue support in the early scenarios before she has XP for better cards.

Diana's biggest weakness in this early build is damage and horror soaking/healing outside of Deny Existence. We'll see how things go initially and may find other ways to deal with damage/horror through upgrades or card swap in later mythos packs.

I'll be posting my upgrades and experiences as we go, and feedback is always appreciated!

My partner's deck is http://www.arkhamdb.com/deck/view/932293