Nexus Kate nerf hammer

SneakdoorMelb 855

Post NAPD list, obviously. Seems like it should still work and going for a more Katman-style thing. Any thoughts?

2 comments
5 Jan 2016 mmc31

I would forget the Lady, opting instead for snowball. Now that lady will cost influence, you could use that 2x influence better elsewhere. Also, you might not have to rely as heavily on clone chip, can possibly swap some out for something else that will help you more.

Also, with all your cyber cypher, atman, lady, why are there no scavenges?

5 Jan 2016 SneakdoorMelb

So my latest list is here netrunnerdb.com,) which I think is actually much stronger. I'll copy and paste what I wrote there.

The biggest issue I had originally was feeling like there was never quite enough time in a turn. Magnum Opus is an inherently limited engine and there's no way to burst up like you could with Prepaid. Technical Writer is an attempt to mitigate that as getting one early means you should be able to pop it for at least 7 or 8 credits when you need it. I'd prefer Stimhack, but I'd also prefer Clone Chip and Lady.

One Symmetrical Visage is included over one Earthrise for the same reason - it just helps you keep your momentum up a bit. Briefly considered Professional Contacts, but that and Opus is far too heavy.

Currently it's 46 cards because I just really like the flexibility of this breaker suite. However, it's very possible - probable, even - that I only need 1 Atman and can rely on Nexus to deal with high strength sentries reliably.

Regarding Lady vs Snowball - I still wouldn't build a Shaper deck without two Lady, 3 Clone Chip. Two influence is a small price to pay for the best barrier breaker in the game, and the incredible flexibility of Clone Chip is something I can't pass up. Clot is included because NEH Fastro is still very much a thing and this deck needs a way to slow it down.

This deck has been very effective in testing so far. The Nexus combo is incredibly oppressive once you get it online and I feel this is stronger than a vanilla Shaper with ProCo. That said, it's not as strong as Prepaid was and I also don't think it's as strong as Noise is.