Glory Squad
Confident Soldiers [1]
Whenever this card deals damage to the target of an attack, it gains +1 Fighting until it leaves play.
1 / Arc

OSS Recruit
Pledged Agent [1]
Stealth. May not be declared as an interceptor. Whenever you take control of a card from an opponent, you may Reload this card.
1 / Asc

Band of Brothers
Brave Soldiers [1]
Turn :: Change the target of an Event targeting a [Dra] Character that you control to this card.
1 / Dra

Collaborators
Treacherous Pawns [1]
When you seize a Site, or a Site you control is seized, you may return this card from the smoked pile to your hand.
1 / Lot

Wind Talker
Thunder Shaman [2]
Tactics. When this card turns to attack, you may choose one other Character participating in the attack to gain your choice of Stealth or +3 damage until the end of the attack.
Mon Mon 2 / Mon Mag

Revolutionaries
Dedicated Rebels [1]
When an opponent gains power outside of their Establishing Shot, unturn this card.
1 / Han

Innocent Looking Bystanders
Potential Mob [1]
If this card is smoked due to any cause other than combat damage, you may immediately play a Character with a printed cost of 2 or less at no cost.
1 / Jam

Song of the Runes
Event
Turn X Sites :: Deal X+1 damage to target Character or Site.
1 / Pur

Paparazzi
Media Hood [1]
When this card is smoked, you may Reload one Event from your smoked pile.
1 / Syn

Vision of the Sunless Sea
Event
Toast X [Mag] cards in your smoked pile :: Smoke target Character
with a printed cost of X or less. X must be greater than 0.
Only a fool would brave a glimpse at what lies in those dark waters -
but many a man would become a fool to harvest such power.
Lot Mag 0

Shadow Strike (Ambush, Architects -> Neutral Chi)
Event
Target Character gains Ambush until the end of combat.
Chi 0

Mountain-Top Garden (Hand/deck manipulation, Purists -> Hand)
Site <1> (6)
When an attack is declared against you, turn :: Draw X cards,
then place 1 card from your hand on the botom of your deck.
X = the number of Characters participating in the attack.
Han 2 / Han Chi

Swallowing Storm (Character elimination, Architects/Purists -> Monarchs)
Thunder and Darkness Event
Smoke target Character that is the subject of a Vehicle State.
Mon Mag 1

Awakening Inferno (Site damage, Purists -> Monarchs)
Fire Event
Inflict 1 damage on each Site.
Mon Mon 1

Cyberware Supplies (Fast States, Architects -> Syndicate)
Edge
Turn :: Play a State from your hand at -1 cost. Turn and toast a State
in your smoked pile :: Gain 1 Power.
Syn Tec 2

Night of the Rats (Power theft, Ascended -> Lotus)
Event
Steal 1 power from target player. If you do not, turn a Character
that player controls and unturn a Character you control.
Lot 0

Total number of cards: 128 + promos

Commons: 50
Uncommons: 45
Rares: 33
Promos: 4-8

Average cards per major faction: 12

Average commons per major faction: 5
Average uncommons per major faction: 4
Average rares per major faction: 3

Neutral Feng Shui Sites: 6-10
Average cards remaining (neutral or minor faction): 10-14

Architects of the Flesh: Pilots and Flying States
This would be a mostly new idea, so there's a lot of design space, but it may be too similar to the already popular Tank deck. Would have to be careful to make the Flying States provide a unique type of bonus.

Architects of the Flesh: Soldier/Tank Symmetry
Tank decks are already popular, and Soldier is a useful designator, albeit with expensive and tricky-to-play buffs. Maybe a handful of cards that exploit a joint deployment of the two types would work.

Ascended: Stealth
Stealth decks exist, but are not very popular, due mostly to a lack of supporting cards - Stealth tends to be employed as a back-up ability in a deck. Going this route could fix that.

Dragons: Soldiers
Players always like a designator with synnergy. Adding Soldiers to the Dragons would play up the heroic stories of WW2 troops, and opens up interesting multi-faction deck options. Drawback: they already have Cop, Hero, Rebel, Martial Artist and Student - another major designator might be overload, although Dragon sets are always Character heavy, so this may just be an unavoidable side-effect of the faction's playstyle.

Dragons: Heroic Sacrifice
This would migrate the sacrificial mechanics of both the Architects and the Purists to the Dragons, changing the context from fascist slaughter and mad science to noble heroism. Would be new and useful to the Dragons, who could use a mechanical trick besides resurrecting Characters over and over.

Eaters of the Lotus: No Smoked Pile is Safe
The Lotus have a couple of cards that allow them to attack their opponent's smoked pile and/or their resource pools directly. It would be interesting to expand this into a more viable concept for an entire deck.

Eaters of the Lotus: Control
A simpler idea is to improve the Lotus' control-stealing abilities. Tortured Memories finds its way into almost every Lotus deck - it may be time to give them some more options.

Four Monarchs: Ice Damage
Ice has long been the unassuming cleric of the four siblings. This would be a good chance to let Pi Tui and her troops have a moment in the spotlight (especially since Fire will feature in my next set). How to make Ice threatening is the trick...

Guiding Hand: Resistance
Recent expansions have sought to give the Hand a more aggresive stance, but of old their main strength lay in their ability to slow down their opponent's efforts. This would theme nicely with the Chinese Resistance troops of the WW2 era.

Guiding Hand: Political Strife
Another theme that could be explored is the Nationalist vs Communist conflict that was occuring in China at the time. Politics can be represented with power manipulation and attacks that effect an opponent's hand or cards rather than focusing on damage. There would need to be some way to translate this into a victory.

Jammers: Retalliation
Already a theme for the Jammers, the focus is on punishing anyone who chooses to attack or otherwise target the player. Fits the rebel theme in a Jammer style, but may be hard to come up with fresh designs.

Jammers: Down but not Out
Play-from-behind is viable in any faction, but this would be a Jammers Rebel/Consumer deck that is completely focused on being the loser up until the final moment. Decks like this are risky and often work through sudden, short bursts of power, so overall they're not that popular - but they are effective.

Purists: The Science of Pure Magic
In the story, there aren't many of these guys around anymore - I can play off of the foundation Event already proposed and create options for a completely Character-free deck. This would work with the story theme and also matches with the most important theme of the faction - weirdness.

Purists: Souls for Sale, Bargain Price
The other option is to exploit the story of the Purists making a last bid for power by allying with a great evil. This deck would focus on black magic as a Character buff, and would also play into and out of the smoked pile.

Syndicate: Media Blitz
Speed attacking deck focusing on the Media designator and creative uses of the Influence special ability. I always wanted to see this deck in Ascended, based around cards like Muckracking Journalist, but this would work for the Cyberpunk-themed Syndicate even better.

Band of Brothers
Brave Soldiers [1]
Turn :: Change the target of an Event targeting a Character you control to this card.
1 / Dra

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Brothers in Arms
Event
Play when a Character you control is smoked due to combat damage. All other Characters you control gain +1 Fighting until the end of the turn.
Dra 0

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Front Liners
Infantry Soldiers [4]
When this card is smoked due to combat damage, you may play a Character from your smoked pile at -1 cost.
“First in, last out.”
Dra 3 / Dra

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Last Full Measure
Event
One Shot. The player to your left may choose a Character you control or from your smoked pile. Place that Character in your burned for victory pile. You may not play this card if you are one Feng Shui Site away from victory.
Dra Dra Dra 1

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M3 Half-Track Personnel Carrier
State
Vehicle. Subject Character gains +1 Fighting and Independent. When Subject turns to attack, you may turn one other Character to attack as if that Character had Independent.
Dra Dra 2

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Mechanized Infantry
Mobile Troops [2]
Guts and +2 Fighting while the subject of a Vehicle State. When this card is smoked due to combat damage, any States on this card return to your hand.
Dra Dra 2 / Dra

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Sergeant John Stryker
Career Soldier [6]
Unique. All Characters you control at the same location gain Toughness: 1.
“Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”
Dra Dra 4 / Dra

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The Tarnished Twelve
Dirty Soldiers [12]
Unique. Independent. Cannot be healed. Damage inflicted by this card may not be reduced or redirected.
Dra Dra Dra 5 / Dra

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The “Hump”
Site <1> (5)
Once per turn, you may turn a Character you control that is the subject of a Vehicle State :: Unturn a different Character you control.
Dra 2 / Dra

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Event
Toast It. Return target attacking Character you own to your hand, and gain 1 Power. Gain an additional Power for each of the following designators on the target: <Soldier>, <Army>, <Military>, <Troop> or <Trooper>.
Dra Dra 1

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Front Line Reporter
Embedded Media [4]
When this card turns to attack, you may target another Character in play :: Cancel that Character's rules text until the end of the attack.
Syn 3 / Syn

John Joseph Archer
Corporate Media Mogul [4]
Unique. While ~ is unturned, <Media> Characters you control may not be the target of opponent's Events. Turn and maintain :: Reduce the damage dealt by target Character to 0.
Syn Syn Syn Syn 3 / Syn

Crucified in the Press
Media State
Whenever any player declares an attack against subject Character, that player gains 1 power. No player may gain more than 2 power this way per turn.
Syn Syn 0

Yellow Journalism
Media Event
Influence: 2.
Syn 0 / Syn

Meanwhile, in Other News...
Media Event
Until the end of the turn, target Character may attack as if it had Independent.
Syn 1

Featured Coverage
Media Event
Characters attacking target Site cannot use Ambush, Stealth, Superleap or Tactics.
Syn Syn 1