Shub-Niggurath Do first possible:

- If acolyte alone at gate, summon cheapest monster

not in play - Recruit (prefer uncontrolled gate, then at gate)
No - Build Gate
Control >2 gates? - Move acolyte (solo if remaining power > 4, otherwise with cheapest
monster) to adjacent enemy free area
- Sacrifice 2 acolytes for spellbook (take from area with most, don’t do if
Yes a gate will be abandoned)
- Summon cheapest monster

Do first possible:
- Summon cheapest monster in triggering area
- Combat if Frenzy unlocked and no enemy monsters in
Acolytes share area w/ Yes triggering area
enemy acolytes AND
- Build gate
no monsters?
- Move monster toward triggering area if it doesn’t leave an
acolyte at risk.
No - Summon cheapest monster at nearest gate

Yes Recruit Acolyte in first eligible area:

Acolytes available for
- Area with uncontrolled gate (prefer w/ friendly monster)
recruiting?
- Area w/o gate (prefer w/ friendly monster)
No

Do first possible:
- Awaken Shub-Niggurath in area w/ most
acolytes.
- Summon cheapest monster (distribute
equally)
Shub-Niggurath in play
Acolytes share area
Yes
w/ enemy acolytes
and no monsters?
No
Shub-Niggurath used Yes
Avatar AND now
alone?
No
Acolytes available for
recruiting AND power ≤
acolytes in pool +1?
No
Sacrifice 2 acolytes for
spellbook (take from
area with most, don’t
do if a gate will be
abandoned)
Thousand Young Yes
Unlocked?
No
Exists gate Black Goat
don’t control AND 0 enemy
combat dice in that area?
Yes
Avatar to triggering
area
Do first possible:
- Summon cheapest monster in triggering area
- Combat if Frenzy unlocked and no enemy monsters in triggering area
- Build gate
- Move monster toward triggering area if it doesn’t leave an acolyte at risk.
- Summon cheapest monster at nearest gate
Do first possible:
- If Red Sign unlocked summon Dark Young
Yes
Gate in location with - Recruit cultist
Shub-Niggurath? - If Red Sign unlocked Avatar with Dark young
in friendly area if won’t leave a gate abandoned
No - Move cultist/Dark young to gate and control
Recruit Acolyte in first eligible area: Avatar with friendly
- Area with uncontrolled gate (prefer w/ unit (prefer cheapest)
friendly monster) back to friendly area
- Area w/o gate (prefer w/ friendly
monster)
Do first possible:
- Avatar if this unlocks either “sharing with all enemies” OR “present in
4|6|8 areas”,
Four units in one No
- Summon monster (highest first) spread evenly among gates, protecting
area (excluding
at risk acolytes first.
acolytes)?
- Move units to be up to 8 areas (sticky) if not yet unlocked
Yes - Build gate if Dark young in area w/o gate and Red Sign unlocked
- Move undefended cultists back to friendly areas.
Summon Ghoul
(distribute evenly)
Do first possible:
Unlocked both “Present No - Avatar to enemy controlled gate (only if would unlock “sharing
in 8 areas” AND “Sharing with all enemies” OR “present in 8 areas”)
No w/ all enemies”? - Move units to satisfy “sharing with every enemy” AND “present
in 8 areas”
Yes
Do first possible:
- Ghroth if Fungi in 4 areas AND power > 2
- Avatar if area with 3 enemy acolytes exists
- Combat in area with greatest power against lowest enemy combat
- Move Cultist + 1 monster (or Dark Young if Red Sign unlocked) to
abandoned gate (don’t abandon controlled gate)
- Build gate
- Move triggering battle group toward enemy area with GOO(lowest overall
combat if > 1) if reachable in one turn THEN battle (sticky)
 Spellbook Usage

Spellbook Selection Necrophagy

Use if
- will unlock sharing with all enemies
Count each unit type. By most numerous to - will unlock in 4|6|8 areas
least, take first spellbook not yet owned: - will result in abandoned gate
Shub-Niggurath No - Acolytes: Frenzy - Shub-Niggurath awake AND have Thousand forms and there
in Play? - Dark Young: The Red Sign are units to pain
- Ghoul: Necrophagy
Yes - Fungi: Ghroth
Blood Sacrifice
Always use if candidate available:
- acolyte at risk in area with no gate
- area with >1 acolyte
- acolyte at gate if controlling > 5 gates and acolyte is at risk.

No
Five or more units Blood Ghroth
available to summon? Sacrifice Bots offer ⅓ from area w/ most acolytes (then units).
Take from human, then bot with most doom (desc).
Yes If both If failure, take acolyte if possible, otherwise put enemy unit
taken acolyte in region where can be captured.

Thousand Avatar
Forms - Attempt to unlock either “sharing with all” or “in 4|6|8 areas”
- Only select areas with few enemy combat dice (randomly
determine if max allowed is 1 or 2 combat dice).
- Prefer area with most acolytes; if tie select one where gate is
present
- Avoid using if any faction has unlimited battle and 2+
Global Overrides remaining power points.

Fertility Cult Achieving 8 Areas

When enemy monster/GOO threaten area, summon as many
monsters as possible to defend provided either of following is met
- Total units (post summoning) > (enemy combat dice / 6) +1
- combat dice > enemy combat dice after summoning
When protecting acolytes at immediate risk, summon monsters in
each area possible in single action phase.
Recruiting
Spread equally among all areas (first uncontrolled gate, then least
units)
Summoning
Summon cheapest OR unit that matches unlocked spellbook. Avoid
having turn with power, but no monsters to summon.
- Protect acolytes w/ cheapest monsters
- Area with as many different enemies as possible (or as close to as
possible) to achieve “sharing with all”
- Lowest possible combat for enemies
- Move Shub-Niggurath w/ Dark Young. Ensure combat favorable if
should occur.
- Move Ghouls
- Move Remaining monsters (Most costly first).
- Only Move acolytes to areas w/o controlled gates and no enemy
GOO
Ghouls
If 1 power remaining and can move Ghoul to unlock present in 4|6|8
areas then do so.