G. Tongue 3rd Wheel

This deck is a variation on Greytongue (congrats on the gender, happy pride) but more specifically Nuklear Lycks as featured on the MetrapoleGrid.

Esa is quite popular in the current meta, but is also lots of fun. I brought this deck to both the Boston and Montreal COs in May along with PE. If that deck is a motorcycle with training wheels, this deck is a tricycle with a motorcycle engine. This deck lets you play super aggressively, maybe too aggressively as you can see on Neon Static's upcoming vod of me loosing with this deck.

Nuka's major competitors for draw are Diesel, which can be lost out of grip to damage, and Earthrise which is a little rich for my blood and turns off the BS available with burst draw. Nuka was particularly helpful when it came to stealing Obos (see below).

As much as running last click is fun, this deck provides some safe installs and events that can be used last click, particularly Creative Commission, our girl Nuka, and the eponymous 3rd wheel Bankhar.

You could switch the 2x Stoneship for 1x Nuka and another event, but I prefer the slight safety net it provides, especially when you get down to a small grip size.

I keep on thinking about adding some Mad Dash to this deck and actually dashing madly into archives to check that thick stack of face down cards. The one meat damage doesn't mean much to this deck, just make sure not to Bankhar yourself into a flatline.

A vague memory of a play against PE in the pandemonium basement

Start turn with 3 cards in hand and 1 agenda point scored

Click 1: Nuka, draw 3

Click 2: Run archives, steal Obo and trash 5 cards, 2 of which are Steelskin, draw 4.

Wonder how you're going to use all these GD cards before your discard phase.

Remember discarding is just weakness leaving the hand

Click 3: Run that new remote, steal Obo, trash 5, stare at your opponent as you both try to understand what just happened.

GG?

I believe I'm forgetting some ice or Hokusai in here, but stealing 2 Obos in a turn is a high worth chasing.

I didn't do particularly well at either tournament, but Esa is quite fun and strong. I think I'm going to keep toying with this deck until the balance team says otherwise.