I've been playing a aimilar version of this deck. So from my own experience I think you would benefit from making that Unlikely Beale and 15 Minutes into another GFI.

Now, the previous might be a matter of choice but man oh man, having 3 Archangels and 3 Gutenbergs have maxed my enjoyment of the game. Every other game the runner enxounters archangel a few too many times and ends up losing helplessly. Even though it just pops cards back to the grip if you choose the right cards * cough cough Kati Jones cough cough * it will mean a serious slowdown to the runner, allowing you even more time to set up your game!

Another card that empowers the game is Motherfucking News Teabagging Team. It forces the runner to take 2 tags (enabling your tagging game) or take as a -1 point agenda giving you, guess what, even more motherloving time to play your game!

Other than that it looks good!

@yokhen News Team is pretty awesome, unless you're the runner.

I actually would like to squeeze in another gutenberg and perhaps archangel, but the problem then becomes what should be cut, as every card in the deck already fills a certain role. The smaller deck size also means card slots are at a premium, and "nice but not needed" just isn't good enough.

It's not quite as reliable, but I've found Targeted Marketing can often fill a similar role to Crisium. It's still pretty handy in matchups where Crisium might not do a lot, and it cancels the odd runner current. If you dropped 15 Minutes and Beale for a GFI you could fit a TM as a replacement for Crisium and stuff in an extra Archangel/Gutenberg. I'd lean towards Archangel because that card is frogdamn rude.

Question regarding some card quantities: did you find you needed the second Psychographics? I've found it can do really well but it tends to sit in hand for a long time.

Congrats on the solid performance! SYNC is a really cool ID and I'm super happy people are doing well with it.

@Chuftbot Thanks, you're too kind.

You are probably right that the 2nd psychographics does sit around HQ too long in some cases. But it can be a godsend if someone goes tag-me by keyholing/medium running through a gutenberg. However, I'll definitely look to switching it, to test either a TM or piece of ICE (maybe archangel, gutenberg, or other small gearcheck ICE) to help out the rush.

I'm actually rather happy with the crisium (hah no apocalypse for that MaxX) and feel the agenda suite is fine as is, especially since 15 minutes and a 5 point beale won me a couple games. That being said, if the 3rd GFI works for you, go for it ^.^

@IonFox @Chuftbot Yeah I've found myself in a similar situation. Had I had a single Psychographics in hand, things would have been very different. Right now I am testing it in my own deck in a similar fashion as you, I hope it gets to be used because otherwise I will be switching back to Closed Accounts which I've used once. I guess it all depends on the meta.

Love this. With the archived memories about, I think the second psychographics could certainly be a Lily Lockwell. Well, I certainly think is worth considering.

Hahaha, the fear of scorch is real. Congrats on the 5th place.

What is the reasoning behind Beale x1 and Global Food x2 ?

Wouldn't it be better to just have 3 Beale and two left over influence?

@benticurus The important thing to remember is Beale was printed as a 3/2 while Food is a 5/3. If I chose to go to 3x Beale, I'd still be 2 agenda points short of the required amount, so in this case, 2 influence was used to lower agenda density.

@IonFox right! ...im slow, haha thnx

Been using this deck for the last couple weeks. Currently 6-2 and the two were my fault and one was agenda flooded to the point where I drew 7 agendas in a row on jnet.

@benticurus The other way you could approach it is to remove 1 GFI and the 15 minutes and go with 2 more Beales. This results in 1 more influence for yourself, but 1 (effectively 2 as you can't force the 1 point back into your deck should they steal it early) more point for the runner to score.

What you gain is the ability to play SanSans. I found that when the runner plays very carefully and chooses not to run through your RnD ICE and go tag me, you end up with a lot of dead tag punishment cards and agendas in HQ. It gets worse with clot.

With SanSans, you lose some tag punishment but you are much speedier.

Just as a general note, the most flexible slot is this deck is the second psychographics, as runners usually don't go tag-me, and it could clog up HQ for a while. Feel free to swap it as you wish. I would reccommend another cheap ICE, Shipment from SanSan or whatever.

Also, this deck's small size means draw isn't as important, so you could also swap out a Jackson Howard (what blasphemy is this?!) for another cute yellow toy.

I do not see how GFI is just an expensive 1 influence version of Beale?

Probably should add to that comment that you can just remove a 1-pointer or two to keep the same agenda density.

I'm really curious as to what Archived Memories did for you. I could totally see it as a second Blue Level Clearance, or maybe something else...maybe a Snare! to increase RD protection in addition to News Team?

@steevo15 Archived Memories is your 3rd Biotic, 2nd Fast Track/Closed Accounts or even an agenda you threw away, whenever you want it. It's reeeeaally good. It flat out won me 1 game in Nationals (3rd one) and made a couple others quite easier.