[Outdated] Always Ready

Beaten several of Sinister Motives on Expert in a mixture of 1-4 player. The idea is to always ready without having an excess of defensive cards you can't play come the hero turn for smooth play.

Allies:

• Brother Voodoo - Always draws you a useful event, sometimes draws the perfect one.
• Jocasta - Holds a Defense card for you, perfect to protect yourself and ready up with an unlucky hand. Like a small George Stacy.
• Silk - Shadow of the Past? "I don't think so!"

Events:

• Defiance and Expert Defense - dirt cheap cards that do well and trigger Web-Bracelets. Free defense + readying up!
• Desperate Defense - Good for Jocasta to hold in case you need more defenses in a pinch. Can add more of these in 4-player, can be removed in solo.
• Jump Flip - Defense that can also block damage outside of an attack. Add more of these in solo to handle the main scheme.
• What Doesn't Kill Me - Exhausted after defending lots/an encounter card? Ready up! Underrated based on what I've seen from other people. Don't hesitate to use this. Ghost-Spider gets punished hard for going Alter-Ego, unable to get an extra ready-up in during the villain phase - this helps you stay healthy under pressure.

Resources:

• Preservation - The healing is decent, the wild resource really helps meet her hero cards' resource requirements.

Supports:

• Helicarrier - You know the drill.

Upgrades:

• Armored Vest - Old faithful. Consider adding a second copy in if the villain starts with 3 ATK, you will want this fast.
• Flow Like Water - Using defense interrupts draws you cards and readies you up. Now? You also slap the bad guy. Consider adding Electrostatic Armor if you tweak this deck and have space, consider swapping it in entirely instead of Flow Like Water in solo.
• Hard to Ignore - Just one for tempo. Add a second in solo. I find a third hard to justify with other upgrades and a need for many response/interrupts.
• Indomitable - Can be dropped solo. Good for that extra defending in a pinch.
• Plan B - Spare card disposal. Flexible damage, good exchange ratio, extra-helpful in solo. Still useful in multiplayer.
• Unflappable - Your third Web-Bracelet but it's cheaper. Consider putting a second copy in against high-pressure villains where you need to build your board up quick.

Mulligan priorties: 1) Web-Bracelet, 2a) Unflappable, 2b) Armored Vest

George Stacy is extremely valuable as he is in any Ghost-Spider deck, but he's a risk until your obligation is gone. Play him early if your turn works out that you can afford him, otherwise press on.

Good luck!