Noob Model Kit

The first Netrunner deck I ever played was Abram Jopp's teaching Kit. I've been a fan of that deck and its more competition ready sister Noob Kit ever since.

This deck is an attempt to carry that archetype forward in a post-rotation world. When Test Run was saved from rotation, I thought there was a chance to keep playing this deck. The loss of Personal Workshop, however, cannot be overstated. That card let Kit stash cards away rather than discarding them, and it was a good econ card by itself or in tandem with Stimhack. The deck simply is not as good without the Workshop.

I've played around with various Workshop substitutes, but none of them filled its role. In this deck, Brain Cage partially fills the role of letting you hold on to more cards without discarding. I've also tried to use Same Old Thing in a similar manner, discarding events to be played later when they are needed. If you don't want to run tech cards like Feedback Filter and Sacrificial Construct, then 2-3x Same Old Thing option might be better.

The Turning Wheel is a poor G-mod's substitute for R&D Interface. The loss of RDI really hurts your ability to R&D lock to stop fast-advance decks.

Sports Hopper is both a replacement for Quality Time and a tool to help you survive kill or steal an Obokata Protocal. It also might be useful against traces, but usually you want to deal with them by having a ton of money.

This deck is not bad, but not top tier either. You want to get your Magnum Opus out as fast as possible, get your Gordian Blade out and start applying pressure. Lock the remote and then try to sweep HQ with Legwork at the crucial points in the game.

If you expect a lot of asset spam, you might run Scrubber instead of The Turning Wheel. You could slot Misdirection, but you will start to have memory juggling issues if you do that.

All in all, this remains a fun and fair deck that can pose real challenges. Thanks to Abram Jopp for the original deck. Here's hoping for some interesting new cards in the future.