Dirt 1.0 (Reina Supplier Blackmail with Primer)

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Except when it's Bad Publicity.

Concept:

Give them BP with Activist Support and run servers for free. No one plays BP removal/prevention, except for the one-in-a-million Elizabeth Mills. Reina because she is the only released Anarch to enable Underworld Contact.

I am well aware that The Supplier does not 'combo' with beginning-of-turn effects, including Activist.

How to Play:

• Mulligan for ProCo, Supplier, and Inject, in that order.

• Set up your economy; pressure when the opportunity presents itself. That said, do not allow them to rez much ICE, especially on RND. Do not install Activist Support or New Angeles City Hall yet. If you see a Crypsis early and have the cash, install it and start building some counters to keep the Corp honest in remotes.

• Get multi-access up. You definitely want at least 1 RDI before you start the Blackmail. 2 is preferable. Generally you will host them on The Supplier to save 2c, but you can save one in hand if you want the surprise factor and have the cash. If all goes as it should, even if the Corp sees a hosted RDI, they won't be able to do anything once the Blackmail starts.

• Once strong economy and multi-access is up, install Activist and NACH when you see fit. Depending on the Corp, they may be on the brink of winning; that doesn't matter. Ideally, you already have one of these hosted and install the other one from hand on the turn when you are ready. Remember, Activist Support takes a turn to enable Blackmail. The strong economic base is needed because you will need to be capable of paying 2c/turn for the rest of the game to avoid the tag from Activist Support. Playing Aesop's Pawnshop just to get rid of Support seems bad.

• You should be able to snag several Agendas from your first RND Blackmail runs; sometimes you will win on that one turn, especially if you were able to snag a few points early. If you don't win, you have to be prepared. Unless you have another in hand (which is preferable), NACH will be gone. This means you are going to get tagged by Activist on the beginning of Corp's turn. You are then open to resource loss and Black/Gray Ops. Be brave. Often, you simply have to roll the dice and go all-in with Blackmails when they turn on. It's not auto-lose if you don't snag the win, but it does become a bit more difficult, since your economy will take a hit.

• If you end up in late game and have exhausted your Blackmail/Same Old Thing, Crypsis is your answer. If you managed to avoid Activist tags, you should still have a strong economy.

Notes:

• The other BP option we have is Frame Job. I didn't go that route because it requires an Agenda to make it possible, and it hurts way more than Support if the Corp manages to remove that single BP.

• I chose Armitage Codebusting over Liberated Account because it nets you more credits (equal with Supplier) and can come in for free with The Supplier. Granted, it is more click-intensive, but I don't foresee that being an issue in this deck. Testing may prove otherwise.

• Inject draws you 4 for 1c. Sure, you might lose a Crypsis, but that's why you are running 3.

• You can port this list to Andromeda: Dispossessed Ristie easily. Replace Inject with Express Delivery and swap some other things around. Definitely worth testing, especially to ensure set-up with The Supplier on turn one. But Andy is lame, and Injecting for 4 is great.

• that Velasquez lady will make this deck much easier (Corp starts with 1 BP). You won't even need Activist Support. That said, I'm making this version since she isn't out yet.

• Other Influence options include -1 HQI for either another Supplier or another RDI. I have the HQI in there for the situations where you suspect they are hoarding Agendas in hand.

• I added DLR as the 46th card for optional shenanigans; feel free to remove it.

• No Kati Jones as of now, but you could easily fit her in somewhere. Maybe -1 Scrubber.

• For those familiar, this deck plays a bit like Burke's Motivational Speaker with Iain Stirling: Retired Spook.

Problems:

• Fast advance.

• Midseasons.

• High variance.

All comments and feedback will be reciprocated as usual! Let's go besmirch those dirty Corporations.