Counterfeit Security

In our local meta we set up a "Random ID" assignment for each week, and in one week I was drawn Nasir. Since that week I've played nothing but Nasir, constantly refining the deck to take advantage of the new cycles; and I'll be damned if he isn't worth another look. This was designed to be as "Tier 1" as it could be, allowing for aggressive pressure and quick credit transferal when his ID ability kicks in.

The ID ability is what puts people off, I get it, staring down the barrel of losing your credit pool to a Pop-up window rez will hurt. The key is to forget about pooling credits, they must be fluid, being able to transfer them into your Personal Workshop whenever you need. Take a very 'Anarch'-y approach to your playstyle, always be running to collect additional money, with the threat of multi-access hardware to force further rezes of gear check ICE.

So let's go over some of the card choices, and why they've been better than other similar counterparts.

Deuces Wild
This card is fantastic in Nasir, the flexibility of money and draw, as well as the ICE exposure, makes for a malleable play. It will always remain a 3-off in my Nasir decks.

Rigged Results
Piece of ICE bothering you? An already rezed Tollbooth / Curtain Wall blocking your path? Rigged Results gives you a 66.6% chance of bypassing the ICE. If it fails, it fails, but when it succeeds, any ICE of your choice, (except Guard), is blank. I like that you don't have to declare what server you intend to attack until the Psi game is successful.

Sealth Suite
The Stealth Suit consists of secure credits, between Lockpick, Cloak, etc. you can have your money tied up in other cards, meaning that if you do happen to hit a pop-up window it can still be broken with a Lockpick credit.

Order of Sol
I love this card. With my Nasir deck I tend to keep my credit pool low, and as well as the ability firing when the ID ability triggers I like to abuse it with Personal Workshop during the corp's turn to accelerate a card's install time. Leading on to...

The Toolbox (instead of Mirror)
Mirror did very little for me, only serving as a cheap memory booster. I found its ability rarely useful since I would 'tend' to make one run a turn against ICEd servers. The Toolbox not only gave Personal Workshop a juicy target to accelerate with Order of Sol, but gave 2 reoccurring credits and 2 link to boot, which was more purposeful in every game.

Armitage Codebusting (instead of Kati Jones)
Maybe it's the way I prefer to play, but despite Kati being a gem in most decks I don't think she suits Nasir. Instead of spending valuable clicks building up credits, only to potentially lose them, I'd rather bring out the Codebuster and drain the credits I need, and it has made the play more fluid. I barely fully drain one, as I prefer to have the corp give me their ICE credits.

Misc cards
2x Sports Hopper are better than Plascrete Carapace, because they are potential card draw with added Link. With 2 Hoppers, the Toolbox, and Nasir, your base link is 5, and since he doesn't like aggressive traces this can be very handy. Fall Guy is a must, since a sneaky Elizabeth Mills can ruin your day; the Political Operative used to be another Fall Guy, but this can comfortably be a Hunting Grounds or Turning Wheel. Don't forget the Fall Guy also ties up some credits if you need some in a pinch.

So far, this deck has had a 75% win rate against most deck types, the hardest being Trace happy NBN decks with the express purpose of being cruel to your resources. If you're feeling the meta is a bit stale, pick Nasir up and really make the corp wonder whether they're doing you a favour by rezing ICE ;)