Faust Quetzal

Slovadon 29

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19 Oct 2015 infinitive

So, here's a few thoughts:

Street peddler in the same deck as 10 events is a really awkward tension. Given that your deck definitely wants to dig for pieces, I'd want to get that number down. Secondly, Vigil doesn't really seem to be doing that much; it's easy to dodge its effect, and if the corp knows that you're running Faust, they'll fight for it. I'd cut it entirely.

You asked me to take a pass at this bad boy for economy, and I've got a few thoughts on that. First, +1 Liberated Accounts and +1 Street Peddler; each is a very strong economy card. Second, I'd slot +2 Symmetrical Visage, because it feeds you cash and you're going to be clicking to draw frequently. You'll get a lot of use out of it, which means lots of cash. Third, I'd cut Nerve Agent, Plascrete, and Career Fair, as each cuts directly against what you're trying to do with the deck: amass cards in hand and spare cash. Career Fair in particular is a trap for you, because it removes two cards from hand in one click in exchange for money, which is never what a Faust deck wants to be doing. Finally, I think Vigil's got to go--it's an infrequent effect, and you're paying a solid premium for it. That makes for a total of -8 cards and +4, with three influence available.

A singleton Levy AR Lab Access seems like a very good fit to me. Between Pancake Party and Street Peddler, you're going to be charging through your deck at full tilt, and the ability to reset once you're fully reset should be a solid boon to the deck. To hedge against the possibility of LARLA getting Peddler'd, I'd add in two Same Old Thing, which has the added benefit of replacing the HQ pressure you lost off of Nerve Agent--thanks Legwork! Finally, I'd toss in a miser's Brain Cage, because randomly getting a max hand size of 7 seems good to me in a Faust deck.

One last thought: Mimic is here to deal with Swordsman, right? It'd be a rational move to swap them out for Parasites, which are cheaper both immediately and in the long run. You've already got the Datasucker support, and Clone Chip's there to pull one out of your heap on a whim.