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This is absolutely a work in progress. Give it a swing and holla at me with suggestions. Much of the influence is flexible as long as Salem's Hospitality gets to stay. :-)
In Chrono Trigger, you rush out agendas to create pressure. The runner runs in response to the pressure, which turns on your scored House of Knives and Neural EMPs. This means they have to slow down to regroup - if you snipe a fracter, they'll need to find another one or a recursion card, meaning they won't run. Subliminal Messaging is the best for this situation - your hand gets padded to protect agendas, they'll just want to run even more, and you get some much-needed econ.
There's several NBN cards in the Mumbad cycle that punish the runner based on the corp's knowledge of the runner's grip. These obviously work with Harishchandra Ent., but I thought they might give CP a boost as well. Most notably, Salem's Hospitality acts as a situational super-EMP. An EMP-Salem combo is a great 1-2 punch that easily drops the runner down 3 cards. More importantly, it lets you get rid of more of the stuff they need to keep up with your rush.
The Good
The synergy in this deck is great. Notable card choices:
The Bad
Wish List
The biggest problem is econ. Profiteering's BP is rough, but Gila seems really slow to me. I also think Medical Research Fundraiser is too helpful for the runner to get set up in the first several turns.
I'd love to try Shi.Kyū in here, as even paying 2-3 is nasty in CP. If they have a Levy, a breaker, or whatever in hand, they have to think twice about taking the -1 point.
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15 Jul 2016
umbralAeronaut
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15 Jul 2016
Shockeh
I ran a CP Salem's deck for a few months (It's here. Now illegal under the new MWL!) which might be worth a reference, if it helps, although it's much more heavily asset based. I found that Profiteering just encourages their running on your (difficult to defend) centrals, as the BP means they can do it 'for free' every turn. I can't recommend Hive enough in the archetype; It usually buys you the breathing room to get set up to start doing damage, although your version seems to have much more of a scoring plan, so YMMV. Love the Arcangel/HoK interaction - Never even considered that! |
15 Jul 2016
mawa
I'd reccomend Sweeps Week over Special Offer to make that econ more reliable, even though I know how valuable having face down ice is. Also, I'm really, really of the opinion that you want Medical Research Fundraiser instead of Subliminal Messaging. Think of it working like a third of a Profiteering, but gives your opponent 3 credits once instead of every single run. I'm also certain that Green Level Clearance isn't worth the influence here: I think you're better off with another Sweeps Week. |
15 Jul 2016
PureFlight
Can I just say that I appreciate how all three of you have the Jinteki red usernames? :-)
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15 Jul 2016
PureFlight
Hive would be stellar! Or even Spiderweb if I'm feeling like I'm losing subs too fast. I think Hive is strictly better, as the first few encounters will have +1-2s and +1 STR as compared to Sweb. This could also let me actually score out a Fetal if I needed to. Thanks for the suggestion! |
15 Jul 2016
PureFlight
Both you and |
15 Jul 2016
mawa
Well me and If you want to increase the pressure, why not swap out some of the agendas for Braintrust (particularly eyeing Fetal AI here). It stops you being nearly as dangerous, so you may have to run Snare!, but it lets you find scoreable agendas much faster. |
Some pretty cool choices here, especially 24/7 News Cycle. I would probably drop 1 Subliminal Messaging because of the diminishing returns on multiples, and go for your third Celebrity Gift in replacement. If you can try out Yagura to enhance the prickliness of your centrals, in this identity it's excellent. I'd also look for a way to fit more Hokusai Grid because they are among the best identity triggers that you have. Let me know how it fairs!