Swiss Argus Knife (2nd place German Nationals)

anr_marsellus 1336

This is the Argus list I brought to German Nationals, which I ended up fluking myself to 2nd place. It does not have a strict game plan, because this strongly depends on the matchup. But it has a lot of different tools to punish various scenarios. You just have to know what to use that Atlas token for :)

You really need to try to rush as hard as possible. Especially in the early game, the Argus ability has the chance to snipe some nice pieces. Also the more pressure you build, the more possibilites for punishment exist. Get an Atlas token or two. Ark Lockdown is nice against Anarchs obviously, especially in combination with Hunter Seeker. If they try to be aggressive early, Hard-Hitting News is rough. A single tag can be punished by Closed Accounts and Exchange of Information. City Works Project into Punitive Counterstrike won me the game that brought me into the top cut. Don't be afraid to forfeit non-Standoff agendas for Archers and/or Tithonium.

In the future, I would likely cut the Best Defense for Audacity, since this might be an additional out if your remote is locked and you're sitting on 5 or 6 points.

1 comments
4 Sep 2018 BizTheDad

Congrats on the finish. Can't wait to try out your list as I really like toolbox lists.