Neurobashing (v1.0)

Card draw simulator
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Neurobashing (v1.1)
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Yhtill 54

So, I got tired of all the asset spam and decided to try something else... there are two nice tricks you can pull of with this deck.

INSTANT BRAINDEAD When you got Brainstorm on your starting hand and install it with the NEXT ID ability, you have a good chance of being able to rez it on 1st turn. (You need either Hedge Fund, Blue Level Clearance or Green Level Clearance to get to the 9 creds). Watching runners faceplant into it on turn 1 is rather hilarious.

MANDATORY EMPLOYMENT Mandatory Upgrades are great, sure... but they are just to hard to score. So let the runner do it for you! Wait until he steals it and use a surprise Bernice or Data Raven to tag him, then use Exchange of Information to swap it with a used up Profiteering, and voila! You now got 4 clicks.

The rest is just straight forward NEXT stuff: Use all the operations to get money fast, use Biotic Labor to score Profiteering and ATBs from hand, and shock the runner with some heavy ice.

Still a bit work in progress, especially regarding the exact ICE composition, but so far it is working great. Will be reworked with the next dataset, because I have some ideas of how Fear the Masses will transform this deck...

Aaaand as usual, this deck is named after a great song which matches its playstyle. This time, I went with some classic Front 242 to bash those runner neurons. :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reLhq-OFoLI

2 comments
14 Jun 2016 cspieker

Fun deck I have tried it out a bit and has done pretty well.

Bernice has been showing up regularly and getting me Mandatory Upgrades. I had two Mandatory Upgrades in one game! So far had one Brainstorm flatline and one game where I rezzed the Brainstorm versus a Faust-only build with like 7 cards in hand.

I made a couple changes: -1 Janus -1 Ichi 1.0, +2 Ichi 2.0. Haven't actually rezzed a 2.0 yet, but seems like it gives you a better chance of getting that tag.

Also switched out the AC Hopper for a Vitruvius. With Man Up's scored, it seems the Vitruvius could be worth it. If the money is more important then I'd consider Corp Sales Team in place of the Hopper.

15 Jun 2016 Yhtill

Thanks for the feedback, glad you're having fun with the deck. :)

Regarding Ichi 1.0 vs 2.0: I actually started with the 2.0, but ran into so many D4vids during my first tests that the 1.0 seemed like the better choice. But this seems like a fluke by now and you're probably right. I think I may try the 2.0 again, especially since the runner needs at least 2 to click through it.

Regarding agendas: Corporate Sales Team sounds like a good idea, I may try this. But for Vitruvius... yeah, I know it is the standard choice for this type of deck and has its merits, but I personally don't like it. it rarely gets overadvanced and I already got 6 agendas I can score from hand with Biotic. So I rather take something that needs and additional advance, but gives me a stronger benefit when I score it. But this is probably more a matter of taste than of strategy.