Paladin Zoey Samaras

Introducing the zealous monster slayer Zoey Samaras

In this thematic build Zoey taps power from her faith, channeling her determination to Smite the Wicked and support her teammates with various blessings. You should pair Paladin Zoey with at least a dedicated clue finder.

The weapons

A paladin wields imbued weapons represented as Enchanted Blade and Blessed Blade, which paired with Zoey's Cross will constitute the main ways of delivering damage in a thematic and effective fashion.

Zoey's Blessed Blade will be fed on her righteous zeal, channeled by the sacred verses of her Book of Psalms, Keep Faith and Hand of Fate.

Support functions

As a paladin, not only she protects her fellow investigators by directly hunting monsters, she also can draw the most dangerous cards with "Let me handle this!" or advance her team resource generation with Stand Together. And if she has developed her faith enough, she can directly repel the monsters with Ward of Radiance. The encounter deck is not scary for this holy warrior with cards like Second Wind and Hand of Fate. After an engagement, she finds mental relief reciting the verses of her Book of Psalms.

Her companion of choice when going On the Hunt is Grete Wagner, fitting both thematically and mechanically, and helps to gather the clues that Zoey won't be able to find by herself.

Resource generation

This build is indeed expensive, and while her monster engage resource generation helps, it is not enough. Because of that, before hunting she should perform a Rite of Sanctification to get discounts on her assets. She also has Stand Together and finally Emergency Cache , which can be pulled by Backpack.

Card draw

Consistency is added in this deck in two ways: first Zoey gets extra draw by doing what she does best via Glory and Second Wind. Additionally, she carries a Backpack in which she may find her weapons: Blessed Blade &Enchanted Blade, the Book of Psalms, the Emergency Cache and even her monster slaying talisman: Zoey's Cross.

Closing thougts

Mind that this list will probably change with the release of the rest of the cards on Innsmouth Conspiracy, as new cards that generate blessing are added. But for now, Zoey can have her crusade represented via Paladin Zoey.

Thematic upgrades include swapping On the Hunt or "Let me handle this!" by Radiant Smite or Enchanted Armor. The ally Grete Wagner can be upgraded to Nephthys.