PPVP Ken - Order and Chaos Edition

x3r0h0ur 8905

A fast, efficient Ken deck that I've been proxying Wanton Destruction in. Additional HQ pressure, with few downsides. Recurring Wanton Destruction really controls the corp's options.

TME followed with WD, followed with another TME (after the corp draws back up) gets you some fresh accesses and is very devastating. Eliminating biotic, fast track, and scorch threats is great too, especially in criminal, since plascrete is boring :).

The value on lawyer up has always been pretty solid too. Now, with PPVP, your siphon turn is 3 clicks for 3 cards, 11 credits with no tags...awesome.

Doppelganger works with wanton destruction, allowing you to doppel over and see what they discarded. It also works with sucker and Three Steps, which is a surprise hit in the deck.

With just 1 PPVP, it becomes a rent-an-opus. Add in security testing, datasucker, and even access events make Three Steps Ahead right in the game plan. I only run 2 because it can be very situational. If you insist on desperado, I would recommend adding in grifters or something else over TSA (Planned Assault is pretty beastly too).

I believe Feedback filter is the only thing truly missing in the deck, since PE is a damn nightmare when you have to run for cash. Parasite would be nice, since you can struggle late game, especially against RP...but the WD is much better than 3x parasite IMO.

Also, obviously, you want legwork, but they're in my Gabe deck, and I wanted to post this as it is in my testing. 2x legwork should be in the deck...just where....

6 comments
5 Jan 2015 Dydra

Devastating deck :) but I have a few remarks

Isn't Wanton's main goal to combo something with extra clicks so you make them discard their entire hand? If you TME and then WD .... ( I assume in the way you wrote it - in one turn) doesn't that mean you discard just 2 cards?

Also the place for 2x Legwork is quite obvious .... that Emergency Shutdown isn't doing a lot, because this is hardly a money denial deck ( or is it?) :)

5 Jan 2015 x3r0h0ur

Quite the opposite, you're hitting RnD the turn after wanton, as the corp replenishes their hand. Or, if they're not replenishing their hand, wait a bit then do it. Typically though, from what I saw, is that the corp will draw up. The point is, they're giving you fresh cards on RnD to look at.

The shutdowns are the decks only way of dealing with monster ice, things like tollbooth etc, since femme isn't in the deck. Also it helps hold your game in the early game where you can pressure with suckers and access with impunity. As a long time gabe player, I can't run criminal with less than 2 lol.

6 Jan 2015 bcavalier

It would seem like Public Terminal may be a good option over Prepaid VoicePAD. If only because its 1 less to install, and you have so few non-run events.

7 Jan 2015 x3r0h0ur

If you want to do public terminal, I'd remove lawyer up and tsa, for planned assault and some other goodies

8 Jan 2015 PaxCecilia

Do you really need Legwork if you're Wantonly Destroying HQ anyways? I like the look of this deck. I cannot wait for O&C to come out!

8 Jan 2015 x3r0h0ur

I think so...its hard for me to think a deck has too much access/pressure :)

I'm willing to accept it's perfect as it stands too lol.