Nexus With the Bestest

BTrain 2971

This the Andy Nexus deck that I built and piloted to 3-1 at a fairly sizeable GNK - it should have gone 4-0 but I punted against PE, and made a misplay that cost me the game. Live and learn.

Thanks to Supplier, Career Fair and Earthrise, the deck can set itself up quickly and cheaply, while still being able to threaten regular early pressure thanks to standard criminal tricks and a robust breaker suite that can work even without Nexus. You'll need to focus on early card draw and early money to make sure you get your engine online quickly.

I made some changes from the first version that have made the deck immensely stronger. Paperclip has officially killed Corroder in most, if not all, of the criminal decks I build these days (RIP Corroder alt art). It frees you from having to run Breach and can even net you a rare clickless install out of blue -- feels good! The extra influence meant having to drop Gordian Blade for a ZU so that I could keep the The Turning Wheel, but it never made a noticeable difference, so I'm perfectly fine with that change. I got rid of Power Tap and Hostage to make room for 2x Bank Job, and I think that's what really made the difference in pushing this deck over the edge. The instant-inject econ off Bank Job combos with both Temüjin Contract and Dirty Laundry, and it's a huge kick in the pants to get your money engine turned over (especially if you need to dodge the early Hard Hitting News threat; late game that card is blank against this deck, but early it can wreck you if you don't play it safe).

I'm extremely happy with how this deck performed, and I'll continue to tweak it moving forward. Enjoy!

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