Phantom Lord

locusshifter 1668

I'm having a ton of fun with Geist. This build has worked out far better than I could ever have hoped and delivered me some surprises along the way.

The cards:

Account Siphon: I'm pretty sure this card will always have a place in most Criminal builds, and it's part of the denial strategy here. It works, and has Same Old Thing to spam it if the corp lets you. Standard I know, but it works.

Desperado: Another standard include. This slot did start out with Forger when I tried to make the cloud suite work, and when I couldn't I wanted more MU, and of course econ, so it's a no-brainer. Ironically this deck doesn't need all that much econ, so Desperado often fuels almost everything you do.

E3/Grappling Hook/Faust: So back when I made Tai Chi I used E3 and Hook to great success. Now with Faust in the mix, you can Hook -> E3 or Faust -> E3 or even Hook -> Faust. It gives unprecedented freedom. The Faust alone takes out the single sub stuff. The only downside to anything I'm doing is if Wraparound is out, then that's just expensive, but more of an edge case overall. Eli can be a bit painful, so I generally just click through him, or if I have a surplus of cards, Faust (which is expensive, but whatever).

Crescentus: More denial, and pretty sweet. Nothing beats derezzing a big piece of ice after using Hook then then drawing a card from both. Simply Awesome in Geist.

Gormon Drip: So having this can provoke the corp to clear counters, and if they don't I'm making money AND a card. Even if this only his 2-3 creds it's awesome.

Faeire and Rex: They're in here because in my eyes you need other, more standard, breakers to keep things consistent; and they do.

Drive By: OMFG I LOVE this card. Expose and trash unless it's an Agenda?? Yes PLEASE.

Fall Guy: He's functions similarly to Symmetrical Visage when it's in Geist, except it's free and pays one more credit. It's also often the card I don't mind feeding to Faust if I'm flush with credits.

Bank Job: I like having the big credit bust this can provide, and it also serves as a threat for unprotected remotes, which certainly alters the corp's play and tempo.

Quality Time: Originally the last slot was going to be Stimhack, then I realized I didn't need the cash. Right now it is recurrable draw, but might eventually become an Eden Shard.

I think that just about covers all of the choices. The breaker suite lets you only need to pay to install and never credits to break. I feel rich with Geist, which is pretty awesome.

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