Stealth Andromedium

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Using the Dan D'Argenio's (mediohxcore) Stealth Andromeda as inspiration, this decklist is able to beat the 3 top tier decks (RP Glacier, Cambridge PE and NEH Astrobiotics). I really like this list because it's one of the few decks that can consistently beat both RP Glacier AND NEH and that's no mean feat.

This deck won a 15-person tournament in Neutral Grounds Centris, Quezon City Philippines last December 6, (2 Medium were R&D Interface, and the Bank Job was a third Cloak) and placed third (four-way tie for first, losing out to tie breakers) in a 17 person tournament in The Appraisery last December 14.

The deck might feel a bit weird to play because your multi-access card, Medium fights for that last rig slot with your 2nd Cloak. You might be tempted to just run R&D Interface - don't. Medium is what helps this deck beat NEH, without it, it's a 50/50 matchup at best.

VERSUS NEH: Medium is your best friend here. The original version of this deck ran a third Cloak and the Mediums were R&D Interface. NEH with Daily Business Show breaks through the soft R&D lock, and is still a difficult matchup, but with Mediums, NEH can't keep up. John Masanori and Security Testing help you outpace their economy. Your rig should be 3 breakers, 1 Cloak, 1 Medium.

VERSUS RP: The stealth rig allows you to pretty much destroy RP. You want as many stealth credits as you can draw. Switchblade is key here, as it allows you to break through Pup, Tsurugi and Komainu virtually for free. Refractor lets you get through Lotus Field with 1 credit, Tollbooth with 4, and lets you hit both remotes and centrals. Your goal is to set-up your rig as fast as you can and kill all Sundews and Mental Health Clinics you see. They will run out of credits eventually. Don't bother installing John Masanori, Mr. Li is better. If your meta doesn't have a lot of NEH, you can change the Mediums to R&D Interface and change one John Masanori into a third Cloak. to boost your RP matchup. Your rig should be 3 breakers and 2 Cloak, as many Silencers as you can draw.

VERSUS PE: You want to find that Feedback Filter. I would mulligan if I don't have it, but John Masanori and Mr. Li will also do, especially if you have a strong hand of multiple Security Testings and Desperado. Don't run with breakers in hand, install that Feedback Filter and money up before going to town. With Feedback Filter, Medium will actually be a very good card against PE, just be mindful that Fetal AI will cost you 11 credits, and Snare will cost you 9 credits. Again, John Masanori and Security Testing allow you build up and fund your Feedback Filter.

BAD MATCHUPS: I think CI, ETF Glacier and Blue Sun might be bad matchups since they don't have a lot of remote servers to turn on your economy. Daily Casts and Kati Jones would have to be considered in order keep up. Still, with testing, the stealth rig might be able to handle even those decks.

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