Oldest of the Schools (Planet Harry Vienna SC 1st)

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PeekaySK 8139

Not much to say here, really - just an evolution of the good ol' standby HB Rush/FA hybrid. Basically feels and plays like Astrobiotics with worse agendas, but much better ICE and economy.

In the tournament, the deck served me well - ended up dropping one game by going to time (it was a long slugfest) and then carried me undefeated through double elims. The combination of SanSan, Ash and NAPD was particularly brutal to @Untergeher's Nasir, who ended up short by a credit twice when trying to steal the game-winning NAPD.

The deck just felt really solid. The high-rez assets give a reasonable way of playing around Siphons, there's FA capability for closing out the game, reasonable early ICE to rush out agendas behind, and even some moderately taxing options to pretend you're a glacier for a bit, while waiting for your last agenda.

Notable exclusion: Crisium Grid. I would have liked to pack it, but DBS is just broken, and Lotus Field is problematic for quite a few common runner packages.

Overall, I wouldn't really change anything, even the singleton Heimdall 1.0 won one game for me, and the Pet Project turned out to be much better than expected - if you haven't tried it yet, definitely give it a shot!

(the runner deck I used in the tournament was Leela, to be found here: (http://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/17424/everything-is-better-with-atman-planet-harry-vienna-sc-firs)

7 comments
16 Mar 2015 clercqie

I love it, very close to my list.

I really love the diversity this deck offers. You can really switch playstyles on the spot, as the situation requires.

I personally would reverse the DBS/Jackson ratio. 2 Jacksons have been more than enough so far, and as you say, DBS is bonkers.

Congrats on the win!

16 Mar 2015 Oisin

I've been playing this deck with 2 Archers--the Ash become Domestic Sleepers. And I play two Jackson, two DBS, and one Crisium--although I am often disappointed not to see a DBS early in the game.

16 Mar 2015 Kngrichard

Glad to read you liked Pet Project. It is an old favorite of mine. Always sad when people exclude it. It can just give that big of a swing to the next agenda. "Remember that sansan/ash server you trashed?, well it's back."

16 Mar 2015 PeekaySK

@clercqie I'm pretty sure 3x Jackson 2x DBS is correct - DBS is weak against RnD lock and will only help you win, where Jackson will also help you not lose. If you really, really wanted a third DBS, you could drop a Lotus field for it - but in my experience, it's better to have that extra piece of ICE.

@Oisin Without Ash, you lose the ability for remote-based play and the Archers significantly worsen your criminal matchup (with the Sleepers becoming a nightmare for you in the Leela matchup, specifically). That version is better against Anarch, I'll give you that... But two Lotus Fields essentially do the same thing, with less influence and deck slots :)

16 Mar 2015 PeekaySK

@Kngrichard Actually, if memory serves, I used the Pet Project exclysively to bring back Adonises :D so it sort of became a money-making agenda, Weyland style!

16 Mar 2015 clercqie

"DBS is weak against RnD lock and will only help you win"

Which is why you'd want one as early as possible, I'd say. It speeds up the game and filters out the cards you need, when you need them. Jackson helps you not lose, that's true. I'd rather be winning instead of not losing, so that's why I want 3 DBS.

18 Mar 2015 Gespenst

I can't even find the words to express how sad this deck made my poor Nasir! (http://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/17564/ghost-runner-4th-place-sc-vienna-15-3-2015-) Congrats on your SC win, you deserve it!