Geist to Meet You

Geist is real.

When I sat down to build a Geist deck I was pretty sure it would be pure jank, one off, shenanigan/bad card playing funzie deck. All of that is true still, but all of that jank concentrated in one place somehow coalesces into a functional and moderately competitive deck! I'm no where near close to declaring it Tier 1 by any stretch, but a deck that can essentially say 'Inside Job on any server at any time past turn 4ish' is a deck that with the right skills can be powerful. There isn't a lot of multi-access to be had, so being aware of the gamestate (Corp keeps drawing to find tools? Might be flooded now. Dropping remotes everywhere to tax? Is R&D defended by any ETR at this point?) is the key to winning. Went 4-1 at a GNK with this, and the only reason that wasn't 5-0 was because a turn two facecheck into a Cortex Lock flatlined me. DOH! Also, yes. 48 cards. Sure it can be trimmed to be more 'consistent' if you want. Femme hasn't been installed in a looooong time, so that's a cut. A Forger could get trimmed if you really want.

Card comments:

Drive By - This is the key to not getting hosed by Caprice and Ash, and is pretty instrumental to getting rid of San Sans. Don't cut this, it'll save your breakers for when you know you need to get into a server.

Drug Dealer - Emm. Vee. Pea! Having one is fine. Having one plus a Underworld Contact online? Free draws! Having TWO and two UC's? Go ahead Corp, draw for the turn....I'll do that better! This deck already cycles through the stack faster than most with Geists ability, Drug Dealer turns that dial up to 11. Even if you have to 'pay' the tax, you really won't mind. You run so cheap anyways that 1 cred for a card is a great trade anyways.

Film Critic - It works. Fetals, NAPDs, Future Perfects, anything against Butchershop. It does work. Don't leave home without it because it solves the problems Geist normally has, being poor and unable to justify multiple runs to score problematic agenda. Don't stress about the slow down the double-click to 'score' is, you'll have time when a corp is trying to find any possible way to have a secure server...ever.

Fall Guy - I flip flopped on this until I saw it in action. Sure, this deck runs super lean on cash, but a click for 2 credits and a card is exactly in Geists wheelhouse. I've never left him out to be asset protection yet, but it's an option if you really feel like going Account Siphon-Tag Me while having Film Critic and Drug Dealers in play. You might be tempted to cut him for an even 45, I urge you not to. This is a filter card that replaces itself instantly for a profit of 2 credits.

Forger - This could be Desperado, but then you'll need more Dyson Mem Chips. I felt with the 'sniper run' aspect, Desperado just doesn't hold a lot of value in this deck.

HQI/RDI - These seem counterintuitive to the idea of a sniper runner. Makers Eye and Legwork would be better replacements right? I'm still not 100% on this, but in testing even the threat of multi-access (even a single extra card) sends the corp into even more 'gotta protect' mode, making remotes even weaker. Plus they play a lot nicer with Street Peddler for surprise when you get lucky.

There you have it. Geist To Meet You is real, and does work.