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How to make a functioning Oracle May deck with hardware? Impossible? - Maybe not.

Key to the deck's engine are Logos, Replicator with Capstone and Magnum Opus. Kate "Mac" McCaffrey: Digital Tinker is the natural choice as she facilitates the installation. Notice that supreme hardware like The Toolbox is not included as all the other pieces do that job. Combos to Overmind 's strength are [LLDS Processor](/en/card/04066 and Cyberfeeder for that matter plus e3 Feedback Implants for saving counters and working against Bioroid ICE.

The "winning" section is slim with R&D Interface, backed up with Feedback Filter which also helps against traps. Good luck fitting in a Lemuria Codecracker or an HQ Interface... :-)

The Levy AR Lab Access might help to recycle breakers and Clone Chip while making credits on the way. On top it makes the deck more stable against damage.

A deck with a similar engine but with 12 different card slots is listed here: http://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/5944/hard-theory See under "Derived from".

5 comments
28 Jul 2014 esutter479

I think Motivation would help immensely here. You have no way of tutoring out that Opus, and Levy can only help so much. I'd ditch the Dyson Mem Chips for Motivations. Not only will that help with predictability, but it'll give you some extra econ as well.

28 Jul 2014 photon

There is Logos for tutoring (which is the whole point of it) and Clone Chip for recovering if Oracle trashes a program. Motivation would not help the idea of always announcing "hardware" with Oracle as 80% of the deck is hardware. One can draw lots of cards with Capstone (after Replicator has done its job) additionally to Oracle's function.

28 Jul 2014 esutter479

The question becomes "Can you reliably draw into Logos consistently enough, though? Motivation would guarantee you 2 credits and a (potential) wanted card...I don't see how it could hurt, honestly.

29 Jul 2014 DrunkenGineer

Finally! A deck where Trade-In can shine!

20 Jan 2015 photon

Looking forward to Chrome City, that will bring about an update on this one and its second make!