Best way to cycle cards (from discard) for solo non-healers?

[Rerednaw]

Other than a healing potion, which are boxed after use, I was wondering if there were other methods available?

I pretty much roll with Meri, but this thought also came up when I was looking at the martial classes. Most arcanes can at least cycle their spells, fighters their weapons, and so on. But other cards once discarded are gone. I can see where this falls under balance and deck management though.

Thanks!

[philosorapt0r]

Rerednaw wrote:

Other than a healing potion, which are boxed after use, I was wondering if there were other methods available?

I pretty much roll with Meri, but this thought also came up when I was looking at the martial classes. Most arcanes can at least cycle their spells, fighters their weapons, and so on. But other cards once discarded are gone. I can see where this falls under balance and deck management though.

Thanks!

Depending on the set (or what class decks you mix in), things like Staff of Minor Healing, the bury-to-heal ally from Rotr, Surgeon/Haneileus Fitch/Crystal of Healing/Ring of Regeneration from S&S can all help non-divine-casters get a touch of healing. Also note that anyone who can get a card slot for a spell can choose to have a one-shot Cure (or, at the end of an AP, something better), and just rebuild with it from the box after every scenario, so long as you don't acquire any spells during play (not a big sacrifice if you're running only martials).

Also, even if you're playing solo, there's always the option of running multiple characters yourself, which provides a variety of options for at least a smattering of divine casting, though I certainly respect playing on hard-mode with an unbalanced party.

[Hawkmoon269]

philosorapt0r wrote:

the bury-to-heal ally from Rotr

Father Zantus (and Poog if you have his promo card).

There are also a weapon or two that let recharge a card from your discard pile if you defeat a monster.

[jduteau]

I'm playing Amiri in a solo play through and the inability to heal yourself is a big problem. You have to be very careful about discarding blessings and allies. Luckily, I have her Iconic Promo card, so she has 1d12+1d10+3 for melee. I've been taking her skill boosts in Wisdom and Dexterity to help with those types of checks. So all I need is Poog, the Staff, and Father Zantus to show up so I can have one or two healing cards.

For those who haven't played with just one character, I would highly recommend it. I had tried a few scenarios in OP with one character to catch up, but my RotR solo play through is really showing how different of a game this is with one character versus 3/4/6.