Smart Sun

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59 cards, fuck yes, that happened. Wow, that's a lot of jank in the same list!

Why? 24 points on 3-pointers over 59 cards is actually lower density than the usual split (13.556 agendas per 100 cards against 14.28 per 100).

The lower consistency is countered by several ways to tutor the important combo pieces. Chain Executive Boot Camp into Levy into Curtain if you have an Oversight. Similarly, Levy into IQ if you have a Panic Button.

The deck has extra cards because the plan is to deck yourself silly with Panic Button, and return IQ to hand for tremendous profit, and THEN Reuse for even more ridiculous profit. IQ shenanigans are the main point of the deck. Rez IQ on the cheap (either by baiting the runner or through EBC against shy runners), and then return when your hand has grown thanks to Research Stations or stupid Panic Button drawspam.

It should be obvious but this is a kill deck :). Stack money and combo cards, and get ready to rock whomever stays in front with sea to double scorch, double/triple punitives, or any combination thereof. PGO will get rid of the pesky plascretes. If the runner refuses to run out of sheer terror, be sure to advance naked agendas in their face for maximum humilliation.

Obviously if you see the runner at 6 points, you'd better discard those Punitives and go into full glacier mode. IQ + Curtain Wall has been deemed unbreakable by 9 out of 10 ice analysts, so plop that somewhere and start scoring agendas behind it. Remember Sea Scorched is always there for you!

2 comments
27 Oct 2014 Dothanite

After checking out Keystone 2.0, I think this deck needs to replace both SEA Sources with one Midseason Replacements. You make a ridiculous amount of money, homie. Midseason calls out to you.

27 Oct 2014 Contrast

@Online Midseasons is tempting indeed! However, it doesn't really work with Punitives. I run SEA source instead of midseasons so I can diversify my win conditions.

Basically, both Midseasons and Punitive aim to win after the opponent has stolen an agenda. However, SEA source + double scorch can win you the game just after an attempted run. If I had Midseasons and double Punitive in hand after having an agenda stolen, there would be a conflict of interest, but there is no such problem with SEA :)