Picking Locks with a Spoon

GPWK 142

An idea I'm playing with. I've taken my Tried and Tested Kit deck and put a pair of Spoons into it. I'm not sure if it'll be very effective, but I figure nobody is going to expect ICE destruction from Kit. Should be good for surprise value.

5 comments
14 Apr 2015 Bananifier

With 10 influence spent on events, you really want to add 2-3x Same Old Thing to your deck. You can remove Woman in the Red Dress (not that good without Tinkering) and the Gordian Blade.

14 Apr 2015 GPWK

@Bananifier I realized that about 20 minutes my work shift. That's what happens when I try to articulate a deck idea at 6:30 in the morning.

14 Apr 2015 Bigguyforyou518

@Bananifier What does Woman in the Red Dress have to do with Tinkering? He's got a full breaker suite, so he can get in when he has to (in theory). The cards you need for WinRD are Legworks, which he has, and Utopia Shard, which he can't afford. Looks fine to me (although the single Woman without tutors isn't great for consistency).

I actually always play with ICE destruction with Rielle, but I do it with a Parasite (and sometimes a Datasucker). I find most of the times that I really want/need destruction is when they throw out a piece of crap on the end of their server just to shut off your ability, like a Pup, a Quandary, or a Pop-up Window.

If you're going with Spooned, I would second the Same Old Thing suggestion, and I would try to stick to a single server (perhaps HQ with your build). 5 ICE being destroyed isn't just about opening up a persistent scoring window for you - it's about making them pay the costs to install and rez 5 pieces of ICE. Depending on the deck, this can be huge - Blue Sun, for example, if you can afford to play the Spooned and power up your breaker (could be difficult with your build).

How do you like the stealth breakers with Kit? Do they (and their supporting hardware/programs) come out smoothly, or do they ever feel clunky? Have you tried playing a more conventional breaker suite? (I'm a huge fan of Cyber-Cyphers into a Torch with her)

14 Apr 2015 GPWK

I've been running the Refractor suite with Kit since Ghost Runner was realeased (Thanks to some Draft copies). I love it. But for the very start of the game, you NEED to have a decoder, which is why there are 5 in the deck.

I've run a traditional suite with her before, but switching it to Kate made that deck much better, so I abandoned Kit until Refractor became available.

Woman in the Red Dress is mostly there to give me some information, and to make the Corp player make more choices. The more choices a player makes, the more chances they'll make a poor choice.

14 Apr 2015 GPWK

@Bananifier,@Bigguyforyou518, New Version Published. Includes Same Old Thing. Also drops Lady for a second Inti.