Black Swan v1.1

Snake Eyes 4639

Win Record: 58/60 matches (give or take). Only 2 loses occurred due to Scorched Earths with the opponents landing on the combo early on.

This updated version has the following additions: Feedback Filter - which is very helpful against Jinteki matchups where your money doesn't matter (hard counter to PE) or can help in a pinch vs. HB brain damage if suspected. To make up the influence point - 2 Express Deliveries are used in place of Quality Time.

The full rig is 2x Silencer, 2x Cloak, Refractor, Corroder, and Switchblade - although both Ghost Runner and Faerie can fill in for the recurring stealth credit support.

The stealth suite is an incredibly economic means of burning through any annoying ICE like Tsurugi, Komainu, Information Overload, etc. Being able to cut through zero str sentries like Rototurret is even nicer.

Desperado, Security Testing, and John Masanori for optimum click efficiency and draw engines. These are all maxed out to ensure that they arrive asap. 3x Dirty Laundry are given and only 2x Sure Gamble help feed that sweet spot of 6 credits and 1 card draw for one click. Dirty Laundry is a better card than Sure Gamble in this deck for the reasons of how much more economy it becomes.

R&D Interface and Legwork for extra accesses on the fly. A single Same Old Thing to recur whatever you want, and a single Plascrete Carapace to dig you out of basic Scorched Earth // Punitive Countermeasure trickery.

Inside Job to help pick through early servers when your rig isn't set up. Emergency Shutdown to kill expensive rezzes - best done after Account Siphoning.

3 comments
11 Jan 2015 gundamcc

I've been playing your last Black Swan deck and really enjoy it! That's why I'm a little sad to see this update. I love the idea of 2x refractor making room for special order for other breakers and quality time! my favorite quality time is gone! Guess feedback filter is a must have now since there are so many Jinteki :<

11 Jan 2015 gundamcc

typo i mean 2x switchblade ..

4 Feb 2015 Shirkus

This is a beautiful deck. I built something close to it the other day and it hums, especially against HB. Have you thought of adding Earthrise Hotel? I only have two Desperados so I added one. It helped un-jam my hand very effectively.