Hello, I am high up on the board of NBN and I have here a press release I would like to read.

"NBN is very concerned about this new breed of virus that threatens our totally legitimate business. We have a solid reputation with our AstroScript Pilot Program and our solid history of being the first to Break News to citizens. This new virus on the hacking scene is a solid detriment to the running of our business and we will do everything in our power to stop it... We'll get back to you on that one. In the mean time, we are encouraging all NBN staff and users to install the Cyberdex Virus Suite should they believe they are at risk."

There will be no futher comment at this time, and I will be taking no questions.

Good day.

Just as Hades Shard alleviated my frustration with Jackson Howard, thereby dissolving my compulsion to smash any yellow-colored objects in my house and allowing me to get some sleep at night, Clot has come into my life to rain shit on tournament-obsessed fast advance nerds who should have never stopped playing Magic: the Gathering.

Has there ever been a better time to be an Anarch? Not since Self-modifying Code has one runner faction had it so great. Seriously. In the very first data pack since Order & Chaos flooded us with unfathomably fun and powerful cards, we get the one card in the game that actually forces SanSan-obsessed twinks to play Netrunner. I love this card so much that I have ordered 500 more packs of The Valley in the hopes of fashioning an orange tuxedo out Clot cards. I don't think it's hyperbolic to say this is the most vindicating moment of my entire life.

PROS:

• Invalidates the most annoying Corp deck builds with the exception of Jinteki: Replicating Perfection.

• Forces Corp to tell you when to run on HQ. Did they just purge virus counters? Guess who's probably holding an agenda or two.

• Is a virus, thereby working in harmony with the best runner ID in the game.

CONS:

• None. This card does nothing wrong.

Please read Fentonizer review, it is just as good in 2021 as it was in 2015. I love it.

Here, I'm updating the review because it has been more than 5 years since the last one.

Clot is the card to stop fast advance deck. Note that it will not do a thing for Haas-Bioroid: Precision Design deck which make use of Seamless Launch.

But against corp which use tools like Remastered Edition, Biotic Labor, Focus Group, Trick of Light, Psychographics and SanSan City Grid, the "Clot Threat" is a show stopper.

Getting rid of Clot might be as simple as doing a purge, but a purge rob the corp of a turn (outside of using Cyberdex Virus Suite or Reverse Infection). Which, in itself, is already a heavy price ( are precious).

But when you combine this with Simulchip, you can bring it on the board as soon as you see the corp trying to score an agenda in fast advance mode. Which is why the corp should always ask the runner for an action when there is Simulchip on the board, before putting the last advancement.

Of note, you can also use Gachapon to do the same thing as Simulchip, but you'll be less sure of the result.

Clot gives you a fighting chance against fast advance corps. Otherwise, you might lose by turn 7, which is often too soon to get your rig working.

Because of the Simulchip combo, Clot is most often used in Shaper deck, which are usually slower to build their rig, thus needing that fighting chance against fast corp decks.

Great card, often essential in many competition. Evocative art and quote. Well designed.

What's not to like about this card?

It's a virus. Noise and Djinn loves viruses.

Yeah, the Corp can purge it, but judging on how well you read your opponent, you can use Clone Chip to install it again and stop the incoming fast advance.