One key difference between this card and the base card that hasn't been touched on...

When the level 0 version leaves play, it takes soothing melodies with it and you can't get them back for the rest of the scenario (removed from game). As such the level 0 version has slot pressure on it for other good Guardian cards.

This text however is absent on this card, meaning once it leaves play your melodies stay, albeit they're the downgraded version of the spell. This removes slot pressure without having to take relic hunter, which further increases the versatility of this card.

There's a card that will really shine
Every time
Stu-stu-studious, oh-oh
It lets me draw an extra card
And I get it from the very start
Stu-stu-studious, whoah-oh-oh

Oh, even better, I'll buy two
Now I have a bigger hand than you
And when I hard mulligan
My chance for Rook is oh-point-seven-one
Stu-stu-studious, point-seven-one
Oh Stu-stu-studious

Now it's only three XP
That's really not many
Stu-stu-studious, oh-oh
Try it out, you'll see it's fine
It's like a card gold mine
Stu-stu-stu-studious, oh-oh-oh

Uh, I've got to buy it, buy it now
I tried to play Mystic but I don't know how
The doom on Initiate, it makes me scared
But I feel so good when I play Seeker and
Stu-stu-studious play Seeker and
Ohhh St-t-t-t-st-t-studious
Ohhh

Ah, it's all I need in my deck
I just don't care what other cards I draw
Stu-stu-studious
Ah what else I draw
Ohhh Stu-stu-stu-stu-studious
Oh what else I draw
Ohhh Stu-stu-studious
What else I draw
Ohhh St-t-t-t-st-t-studious
Ohhh oh oh

Additional action + no exhaust is sexy since you can continue using that action to evade consecutively, and still have actions to move away. Managing to evade but unable to make some distance and getting caught up again feels bad and that is more likely with more enemies. If a ready enemy is waiting at the next location, you can continue surfing it and get an action to move away yet again a few times. Very reassuring spell for non-fighter that can dip into or , you save engage action for the fighter and your own action at the same time.

I have just tried with Daisy Walker and it has some nice synergy with Encyclopedia play as if succeed, it restore AoO-free state for her to use her free tome and get to work with full 3 actions of Encyclopedia boost, all while dropping engagement for the fighter. It just clicks...

For my personal experience with Joey. I've got scenario with 10++ resources, Jenny's Twin .45s and couple items on hand, Leo died. Is this finally the time for him to shine?? nop. I choose to keep Hired Muscle just for put guns in normally not even use all moneys. Yet again, Joey still on bench.

I know he is bad but still got some hope in him. Hard to win in action efficiency wise compare to Leo. Maybe I really need to focus on what he has in different.

-- it's | not mainly for action efficiency but for precaution. You don't have to equip weapon until enemy spawn. quickly put up Elder Sign Amulet when you got sanity treasury test? sound like cool moves which rarely happens.

-- how this ability has no limit per turn |For Leo, you got 1 action per turn but Joey you got infinite action for item until you broke. So maybe he might shine on some build. High resource might not be enough but might need big hand aswell. and burst playing item asset like some ultimate (for what tho. Only thing I can imagine that there are some location that give discount to item)

Finally a treachery to compete with Ancient Evils for most annoying treachery in the game. Have an asset you are trying to get into play but haven't been able to find it? This will make sure you don't have to worry about that anymore.

Waiting for the third card of three aces or easy mark? Just lose all of them and your turn while you're at it.

Absolutely brutal and can completely ruin some characters.