Stealth Nasir (feedback greatly appreciated)
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Here's my take on Stealth Nasir. Some things are obvious, like Personal Workshop, Ghost Runner, etc. However, I tried to go with more of a pure stealth rig, if for no other reason than it felt stylistically right for Nasir. Any comments are welcome and appreciated!
As for some card choices that may seem odd:
BlacKat - Ok, so this isn't something you see all the time. However, I really dig this feline and have since it was first spoiled. In testing, it seems to be pretty reliable, once I establish some stealth.
Switchblade - I love the potential utility of this card. Breaking through an Archer for two stealth credits is nothing to shake a stealthy stick at!
Trade-In - This depends on when it is drawn. Early game, if I haven't established much of a rig, I'll typically go for Replicator, to ensure the rest of my stealth lines up. Later on, I'll tutor whatever I'm missing.
Order of Sol - This card itself isn't a mystery, but I'm only running it as a one-of. Drawing this late game feels awful, and I'd rather just have the one and take the chance. On top of that, deck space was tight, and I had to cut one to fit other stuff in.
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9 Mar 2015
cspieker
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10 Mar 2015
slobad31
Thanks so much! I've liked Nasir's flavor as a runner since he was released, and I keep coming back to him. I completely agree with your assessment of Trade-In/Replicator. Just to clarify, did you mean drop Dagger and only run the one Switchblade, with triple Silencer? Also, in dropping BlacKat (which I'm not entirely opposed to), I'm not seeing something else to spend influence on that sticks out to me. You suggested Desperado, but with two Toolbox, wouldn't playing one prevent me from playing the other? Thanks again for the recommendations! I'll be tweaking this some more tonight :) |
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31 Mar 2015
cspieker
Yeah Desperado would conflict with Toolbox. Maybe an Imp? That is often quite useful in poor Nasir. |
Great that people are still working on Nasir!
I think you could get more value of Trade-In and Replicator if you went 3 Replicator, 1 Trade-In. The way it is now, there's not much value-less hardway to spend for the trade-in (you want all of it) and not really any super-valuable/important ones (e.g. Desperado, Plascrete) that you'd need to trade for. So, if you go to 3 Replicators, you are more likely to draw one early. Replicate the replicator, and THEN you have some excellent Trade-in fodder.
I know you indicated that you really dig BlacKat, but I really think spending 6 inf on BlacKat/DFG is hurting your deck. I'd suggest replacing BlacKat with a second Lady, and the DFG with another Silencer. Maybe use the inf for a Desperado? Probably don't need the Dagger in there. Switchblade is far superior.
Finally, just wrt Nasir vulnerabilities, I think you probably want Plascrete in here. Might be able to get by with one supplemented by the Trade-in(s). Also, note that with Replicator and PW, you can spend money on the corp's turn to buy hardware off the PW, drawing you a card, which might stave off a flatline.