Decklist of the week

An even deeper dive [Startup]

Identity

Description by the author: Daine 3461

This deck went 3-0 in the latest Startup tournament here in Austin, TX. It’s been something I’ve been iterating since Parhelion was spoiled and it is consistently powerful and fun to play.

If everything falls into place you can pull off a 9-deep dig on R&D, but the real beauty of the deck is that all of the cards stack together and make each other better. Almost any pair of cards makes a useful combo from turn one.

With the exception of Matryoshka, you can mostly just play whatever the deck gives you to good effect. Between Zahya’s ID ability, Pennyshaver, Info Bounty, Cezve, Zenit Chip, and/or PAN Weave, you are usually gaining tempo and making money by making a run every turn. Use Forged Activation orders to clear ice early, prevent a painful face check, or just to generally ruin Ob’s day (Stavka + Hafrun really hurts, but if you force Ob to rez their ice outside of a run it really defangs them).

There are lots of flex spots in this deck to adjust to your personal taste. I included a Cat’s Cradle to handle Hortum, Botulus prevents the corp from taxing you out of a server completely with Archer or Pharos, the security testing is only good against asset decks, and you may prefer a different spread of the cybernetics. If you include more draw or some inside jobs you may not want the mutual favors in here at all.

Always interested in criticism or feedback if you try the deck. Sorry for the lack of gifs.