Professor of Literature [WiP - Help Wanted]

HiveMindRock 1

So here's my take on the professor, whom of which holds the title "one of the worst IDs ever".

He seems to be a great way to use London Library, given his incredible diversity, and the ability to choose our cards without that nasty NAPD Most Wanted List on your back, making you choose between your Clone Chips and Self-modifying Codes, and often making you forgo some great programs like Sneakdoor Beta and D4v1d.

So, here's the plan: London Library + Overmind + Yog.0. Have Femme Fatale out to help with really nasty ICE, and Cerberus "Lady" H1, Chameleon, or Paintbrush to make things easier on yourself with other ICE. The reason Yog.0 is so good with London Library is because it combos beautifully with LLDS Processor: a strength 6+ Yog.0 is enough to break most ice, and all of the other programs are there to help it flourish.

EVENTS:
2x Diesel or 1-2x Quality Time, I'm not sure yet.
2x Sure Gamble for the extra resource boost when needed.

HARDWARE:
3x Clone Chip is there in case you gotta trash some programs because of click deficiency and London Library.
3x Dyson Mem Chip for the 1, helping out against potential trace subs, and 1 to help with Overmind, or just general program hosting. A potential replacement could be Akamatsu Mem Chip or Dyson Mem Chip if the isn't so important.
3x LLDS Processor because it's amazing with London Library, giving that Yog.0 a serious power-boost.
1x Monolith As far as consoles go, it was a tough choice. As Professor, you only have the Shaper consoles to choose from, and the only other one that might work here would be The Toolbox... So I chose Monolith because it's a good way to stop damage and get expensive programs (Magnum Opus, Sneakdoor Beta, Femme Fatale) out for cheap or cheap programs out fast. It's a massive cost to play, but I'm thinking it's worth it.
2x NetChip is a debatable addition. I like that is hosts stuff for free, and it can be useful for stuff like Medium, Parasite, and Datasucker, or any of the 1-2 MU programs that will remain in play. Perhaps more can be added to free up more MU and host other programs?
2x R&D Interface is also a debatable addition. I think it's a very powerful resource, especially combined with Medium, but at the same time that program alone might be enough.

RESOURCE:
2x Aesop's Pawnshop is an obvious choice for this deck. When a program becomes less useful, why not trash it for credits? It's great with the professor, and definitely helps with the economy of the deck.
2x Borrowed Satellite or Rabbit Hole are both neat choices I considered. I chose Satellite in the end because of the hand size increase, though having Holes would get them out of my stack and into my rig ASAP, granting more and allowing me to draw more important cards sooner... Hmm...
2x Data Folding is great because this deck holds a lot of host programs and MU-boosters, so it should give a decent boost in spendable credits each turn.
2x London Library is the staple and powerhouse behind this deck. It's a great card that deserves more attention.

ICEBREAKER:
1x Cerberus "Lady" H1 The best barrier breaker, for use in a pinch if Yog.0 isn't up to snuff.
1x Chameleon A great way to break smaller ICE, and conveniently returns to your hand if played using London Library.
1x Femme Fatale Is very useful for bouncing back and forth to break ice protecting servers you are struggling to get through.
3x Overmind is the second important card in the deck. Using with London Library is a devastating combo.
1x Yog.0 is the key icebreaker of the deck, used in junction with LLDS Processor and of course the Library. It is almost guaranteed to break most any ICE with the 6 strength.

PROGRAM:
1x D4v1d useful for breaking further subroutines or really big ICE that your Yog.0 can't break and your Cerberus "Lady" H1 finds too expensive.
1x Datasucker is an all-around useful program when it comes to dealing with annoying ICE.
1x Hyperdriver allows multiple uses of London Library, and gives more options in a turn. Also is a pretty good candidate for Clone Chip
1x Leprechaun great host to reduce the MU usage of programs you need to keep out (like Magnum Opus.
1x Magnum Opus Economy, plain and simple.
1x Medium is one of my favorite viruses. I think it can combo with R&D Interface as well.
1x Paintbrush is a great way to make ICE breakable and subroutines broken for free, especially given that we're using Yog.0 to break almost everything.
1x Parasite is an excellent way to destroy pesky ICE that is particularly bad.
3x Self-modifying Code is the ultimate resource for program searching.
1x Sneakdoor Beta provides easy access to HQ, and makes the corp split up ICE between HQ and Archives.

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