Drop-Dead, Pre-Paid Deva

Umbreomancer 155

Experimental deck I cooked up after seeing Fear the Masses. I really liked the idea of the Deva programs and wanted to make a deck that they'd work in. Alone, they're only situational programs, but now that we have all three, now is the time to start working with them. The three Devas are incredibly efficient, but there are still some pesky pieces of ice that they won't hit. Enter Brahman and London Library, a combo that allows you to install Brahman for free, use him, and bounce him before the library terminates your programs with overdue fees. Brahman is very much there to break any ice that the other Devas can't, but if you have no Brahman to speak of, another way to get past an ice to safely jack out is to use Panchatantra, giving the ice more subtypes and hopefully enough to break the ice with Sadyojata.

With all the programs being run, I felt that the standard Astrolabe console-spot wasn't working, and I've always been a fan of Maya. One tag in exchange for denying the Corp (as long as they're not playing Museum) that Jackson Howard or Scorched Earth or SanSan Grid they needed desperately is an incredibly good deal, and since this deck doesn't run too many resources, the damage the Corp can deal is minimal. Always keep the second copy of London Library in your hand for emergencies though, because otherwise you'll be paying 3-4 credits per Brahman install.

As for some of the other cards, Test Run is to get that last Deva you need for the set, with a nice bonus of not needing to immediately pay for the install. If you have the money, go right ahead and install it, or you can do the Deva-Shenanigans and swap between the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer to your heart's content!

Gordian blade is self-explanatory, as Turing is this deck's main threat. Not sure how prevalent Swordsman is in my local meta, but if it's there, I'll need to figure out something to use to break it, because losing one of the Trimurti without the trusty 1-of Clone Chip to bring it back is a devastating blow.

With Lucky Find costing a bit too much influence to run a playset, I found that Day Job is just as good, if not better, than Lucky Find. It costs more clicks, but with at least two Prepaids out, it's ten credits in a turn, which is amazing economy for only one influence!

All in all, this deck functions pretty well. Any and all suggestions are welcome!

4 comments
18 Jun 2016 Phoenix

Swordsman is a problem though, no?

18 Jun 2016 Phoenix

Sorry, missed your comment in the description. Easy fix - just include 1x Chameleon. Gives you another program to bounce with Brahman as well, seen as it comes back to hand anyways.

19 Jun 2016 Umbreomancer

@Phoenix That's a good idea; I've never played with Chameleon all that much and it hadn't even occurred to me to include it.

19 Jun 2016 kyrubas

You could even consider some LLDS Processors if you're going to possibly throw Chameleon into the mix. You could then potentially remove Brahman and Gordian Blade and play the Chameleon off of London Library and never have to worry about clicking for it back since it pops back into your hand before the librarians trash it.