Does your group have their act together as Mark Harrigan? Find yourself with an occasional action and not sure what to do with it? Well, this card is probably the way to go.

The sad part? Where will you find the XP? For 1 more XP you could play the mighty "I've Had Worse", which allows you to dodge damage AND gain cash for FREE.

But lets say for arguments sake you want to play an asset heavy build and you have allies that can potentially benefit. Or you have XP coming out of your eyeballs.

Mark Harrigan definitely likes this ability and it is pretty close to playable. If it didn't take an action or you had someway of using it once a turn for free it would be far better.

Still, it might be worth trying out if your group is ally heavy.

Just don't skip out on the best stuff for this. This card is a second or third tier pick at best.

Good for Beat Cops, Aquinnahs and Duke. If you are playing those, you probably want to try this.

That means Yorrick REALLY likes this one, as do most Mark Harrigan decks that run ally heavy.

If you are playing those two characters check it out. Otherwise, I would skip this.

There is something to be said for testless damage. Sometimes, being able to just reach out and finish off a foe can be really, really good.

This card is in an odd spot because you basically have to have a foe that is "softened up" beforehand in order to get the most out of the testless, conditional one damage.

Beat Cop and Ambush can do that, so they are worth mentioning.

Also, Zoey's Cross can soften up your opponent for the final blow.

That means you probably want Taunt or Let Me Handle This! so that you can reliably trigger this card.

Ultimaltely this is a support card that might be just a bit before its time. It isn't a lynchpin card for an archetype, as all it really does is let you either finish off a wounded foe or sprinkle some damage on them. I anticipate a weapon or effect in the future that keys off of "damaged enemies". Until then, this card probably won't get a ton of play (outside of some Expert builds that value the testless damage).

For Minh, this card seems like an auto include.

Think about it this way, were you playing Guts!, Perception or Manual Dexterity?

Well, if you drop two copies of ANY of those cards you are trading a +1 and a card draw for the ability to perform a small, filtered draw.

Outside of Minh, I think this card struggles a bit in Seeker. Norman Withers may also like it for those turns where he sees a top card he doesn't particularly care for (the shuffle will give you another opportunity for a card, for better or worse). I don't think I would bother with this card in either Rex (outside of a weird build) or Daisy (she has Book of Lore).

Allow me to present a case for the .45.

While it is certainly, not a two handed boss killer weapon, it does have a few very specific builds that will reach for it. Most of them are out of the "Guardian" faction.

So Mark will probably go for something else.

So when is this card worth it? It probably is worth the slot if you can get multiple, efficient uses out of it OR if you really cannot manage something better.

In guardian a Sleight of Hand build out of Zoey might find slots for this card. Being able to pop a card out for those turns were you are swarmed that packs a pretty decent punch is probably worthwhile. It is also a pretty great sidearm to a two-handed weapon and Zoey can pay for the gun out of hand with her additional resource generation.

Lola also really appreciates this card and the newly spoiled level 2 Derringer. With Sleight of Hand Lola can potentially play out a selection of weapons that will allow her to "punch up" to a five fight value and reliably do +1 damage. With her 3 base fight, this is pretty huge. This combo also requires minimal role switching (as Sleight of Hand allows you to "cheat an item out and then you can role switch to that item).

Filling the role of a secondary monster hunter, Skids might also appreciate having a second, third (or fourth with the typewriter) target for his sleight of hand. "Cheating" cards like this and the derringer would allow for some fun gains in resources when combined with "Watch This!".

Finally this card is quite a decent pick for Yorrick. For one more cost than a Colt you can ignore retaliate, do an extra damage and do +1 damage. It would not be a mainstay weapon in his builds, but a firearm is always appreciated.

To conclude my case, I am going to make it clear that I am not advocating most Guardians choose this weapon OVER a shotgun or a lightning gun. Those cards are FAR, FAR more efficient. However if you are a character that can play sleight of hand and/or you are playing Extra Ammunition anyway, this card (and its sibling) might be worth a look.