The Lockpick Sutra

Exposé 54

My spin on a Leela Patel deck.

The general aim of the deck is to abuse any server you can get access to. Leela is great at forcing the corporation to react as she cracks open servers.

Edit: Minor update, but I recently took this deck to a local tournament and went undefeated with it, alongside with an NBN TWIY deck.

Some of the card choices are listed below:

Account Siphon is a strong card and everyone knows it, it helps keep the Corp taxed and help keep ICE face down after repeat shutdowns. Crash Space was added as a way to play with multiple resources and remove tags without denting my economy.

Logos is a great card and really her best choice of console. It flows naturally with her ID and lets you hold onto key pieces you can tutor up. The deck itself has a few pieces that tend to float in HQ and the +1 hand size helps.

HQ Interface vs Legwork. I find myself accessing HQ more often in this deck trying to snipe agendas constantly. HQ Interface works better on the long term of the game and combines with Sneakdoor Beta and Inside Job.

Bank Job. My meta loves asset play, feel free to ditch for Daily Casts if it better suits your playstyle/meta.

Tri-maf Contact. This originally was Kati Jones, and Kati Jones is great for long-term gameplay but Tri-Maf is great in the now as you play through your turns. I ended up sticking with Tri-Maf as the meat damage part has yet to fire in a game. Crash Space works as a release valve if you're afraid of this effect however.

Utopia Shard. Running HQ often? Check. Massively disruptive? Check. One floating influence? Check. Great card and can really wildcard a lot of match ups. Trash this immediately after a Biotic Labour vs NEH, or a Sea Source vs Weyland.

Keyhole & Sneakdoor Beta. Both of these cards are great for accessing whichever central servers you're pressuring the most over the game. Use Logos to tutor the one you want to draw up the most.

7 comments
26 Nov 2014 esutter479

+2 Plascretes here might be decent...even if you take nothing out.

26 Nov 2014 esutter479

+2 Plascretes here might be decent...even if you take nothing out.

26 Nov 2014 esutter479

My apologies for the double comment...not sure how that happened.

26 Nov 2014 Exposé

No problem. I skipped Plascretes largely because they're a dead pull outside of a Scorch match up. Crash Space always has a bit of utility in its place, hence the decision to include it instead.

26 Nov 2014 esutter479

My god, totally missed the Crash Spaces, lol...durrrr @ me. You are certainly correct about that.

28 Nov 2014 vor_lord

Do you find yourself struggling for memory? With keyhole or sneakdoor taking up 2, it seems like it might be tight.

1 Dec 2014 Exposé

Sort of, I tend to install just one of them using Logos to fetch it. It's whichever is the most appropriate attack route for running, but I have overwritten Sneakdoor in games for Keyhole when R&D is thinner, but it's a very much opportune pick between games.