I'm a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer

So why would you want to add Geology to a MEDICAL personnel anyway? I mean, Vekor has MEDICAL and Geology already, and everybody plays with Vekor, right? Well... maybe. If you're playing Klingon and trying to set up Council of Warriors with a quick swipe at Relief Mission, Vekor's not an option. And if your deck is otherwise heavy on MEDICAL but light on Geology, Bricklayer can give you extra flexibility.

The downloading function is certainly intriguing as well. MEDICAL and OFFICER aren't too hard to come by for any affiliation. Many could generate this combination with mission specialists, thus setting up a first-turn Bricklayer download of a Geology personnel. Of course, since the download is a "once per game" function, it might be better to wait a while. The Cardassians and Ferengi are the bigger winners here, since they lead the pack in OFFICERs with MEDICAL.

But in all this glitz of skill manipulation and downloading, don't lose sight of Bricklayer's first function. You really might want to stock Bricklayer just in case you run across a Horta or two, unless your heart is where your liver should be and you bleed green.

Combos:

• (Dr. McCoy OR The Albino) + I’m a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer: Slip easily past Odo's "Cousin" and remain ready for the Seismic Quake follow-up. With McCoy's special download, you don't even need to see it coming.
• Vekor x2 + I'm a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer + Narik + Geological Survey: Squeeze 35 points out of a 20-point mission.
• Benjamin Maxwell + Calloway + I'm a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer + Juliana Tainer: Jumpstart your (Fed) android deck. Bricklayer targets Juliana's Geology, but her Cybernetics comes along for the ride.
• Thot Gor + I'm a Doctor, Not a Bricklayer + Keevan: Oh, so that Alpha Quadrant full of Construct Depot missions wasn't for a Borg deck after all...