Gabriel Goes to Work

The adjective that comes to mind for this deck is workmanlike. There's nothing really flashy here, but Gabriel gets things done and does so consistently.

The idea is very straightforward: Always Be Running. Scope out their ICE with Forged Activation Orders and Infiltration, or just hop right over it with Inside Job. This deck rewards running hard and heavy, so don't let the corp get walls of ICE up or you'll have a much harder time of it. But still, the economy is fluid in this deck, so you can save up for some massive runs down a stack of ICE with minimal problems.

I've played this against several opponents on OCTGN and it has a solid win rate. You have to be careful to keep a full hand to be able to absorb damage, and most importantly, you have to avoid tags at all costs. You could theoretically put some Plascretes in here, but careful play is ultimately a better bet in my opinion. I've yet to actually get flatlined with this deck.

Why not Andromeda? Sure, you're almost guaranteed a great opening by swapping in Andromeda, but Gabriel's ability gives you a lot of flexibility for either exploiting HQ runs for credits, or just using the economy cards if it gets locked down. I've played it a few times with Andromeda instead, and while the link strength is a nice perk, I find the stream of credits throughout the game to be more useful.

It looks boring, but give it a try!