Shaper is the new Clanarch

lostgeek 3496

What faction would a deck with Counter Surveillance and Rogue Trading work best in? Shaper of course!

This deck abuses the interaction of Dummy Box + Wireless Net Pavilion + Paparazzi. Once you find the first two, go tag-me as hard and fast as you can while keeping 3 resources in hand to keep your setup safe. Install God of War with your SMC and Rogue Trading and start tagging yourself. Depending on the setup of the Corp, you can fire the first Counter Surveillance (CS) at 4-6 tags for a first run on R&D (or HQ if you feel like they are hiding agendas). Use Dean Lister on those runs to pump God of War efficiently.

If you ran on R&D this gives you enough time to set up for another run at ~10 tags. If everything did go smooth, you have won at this point... If it didn't because the Corp either blanked some of your key cards or used any tech cards against you, don't worry. You're a shaper and can use your trademark bs to get you out of trouble.

At this point you probably have a number of Fan Sites in your score area. Use those either while setting up to install missing cards with Artist Colony for Rogue Trading or Laguna for faster draw. Or keep 2 Fan Sites around after your first two CS and use Levy to restart your deck and instantly install another CS and/or Dean Lister for the win!

Interesting notes:

  • Artist Colony allows you to use two Dean Listers at once in a pinch
  • You will need all 4 counter currents against Scarcity of Resources. Don't try to cut them...
  • Be as agressive against AgInfusion as you can. You probably won't be able to fire a single CS...
  • Paparazzi makes City Works Project sad...
2 comments
30 Apr 2018 x3r0h0ur

No maya or code siphon? o.O

30 Apr 2018 lostgeek

No unfortunately not. Code Siphon doesn't really help, since you already got into R&D at that point and probably did it with your God of War + Dean Lister. Could be nice to get your auxillary breakers up for free as well, but if you got an SMC on the table, you're good most of the time.

Maya would maybe be nice to bury tag punishment cards, but it is hard to justify deck slots for it, since you don't need the 2 MU at all.