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Koiring 2

Trying to make a valid deck using only 1 core and the full Genesis cycle.

4 comments
29 Dec 2015 CTclone

Does your opponent have the same card pool? If so, I think I'd suggest going for Yogsucker instead of Peacock: within core+genesis, the only code gates of strength higher than 3 are Bullfrog, Chum, Hourglass, Viper, Sensei, Tollbooth, and Cell Portal. Only Viper and Tollbooth are any particular concern, and Yogsucker handles them for 1 and 2 sucker tokens respectively. You'd need to free up some influence, but you could do that by switching to Special Order rather than Test Run. Test Run Opus is not very good anyway (you get an Opus and 3 credits after 6 clicks).

29 Dec 2015 NetrunningAmok

Test Run-Magnum Opus is even worse than that. You actually get an Opus and 2 after 8 s, 9s if you count drawing Test Run.

  1. Test Run -3 (-3 net)

  2. Click Opus +2 (-1 net)

  3. Click Opus +2 (+1 net)
  4. Click Opus +2 (+3 net)

*End of the turn, Magnum Opus goes back on your stack.

  1. Draw Opus
  2. Install Opus -5 (-2 net)
  3. Click Opus +2 (+0 net)
  4. Click Opus +2 (+2 net)

If you count having to draw Test Run it is basically spending 2 whole turns to install Magnum Opus for free... Which needless to say is really really terrible.

30 Dec 2015 CTclone

Clarification: I was assuming Test Run is in your opening hand, in which case Test Run Opus, triple click Opus, draw Opus, install Opus leaves you with Opus on the board, 4 cards in hand, and 3c in your pool after 6 clicks. Comparisons: Test Run+Scavenge: 10c, 3 cards in hand. SMC: 6c, 4 cards in hand. Sure Gamble+SMC: 10c, 3 cards in hand. Of course these require C&C, so they aren't an option for you, but in light of this comparison you should probably consider a different economic engine, or else dedicate some influence to 3x Magnum Opus.

13 Jan 2016 Koiring

@CTclone and @Gilgamesh_KoH, thank you for giving me some feedback. I am sorry it has taken me so long to get back to both of you.

@CTclone, my opponent has several more data packs and expansions than I. I was trying to cover everything possible with the cards I know he has.

Since publishing this deck, I have accumulated several more data packs and the first three expansions. I'll have to go though and edit Gabe with the cards I have now. Thanks again for all of your input!

:D