(18+) Leela and The Kraken in: Your Tentacles, my Tits

I'd be tempted to bin the Feedback Filter for 1x Mimic!, or just use an Alias/Ninja.

Or you could sub out the Gordian Blade for a ZU.13 Key Master and find something to take out to add a Mimic (though it wouldn't really flourish without a Datasucker or 2 around, methinks).

I am playing around with this design and like it very much so far. I play mostly Anarch and this is something close to an ICE-hating deck that I wanted to create with Reina, but to no avail. ;) However, I tweaked your build (currently testing), because the lack of program recursion worries me. I think that in the current environment one just cannot run singleton breakers (in this case, Gordian Blade) and no recursion (moreover, the only sentry-breakers are 2 Faeries, what do you do if you use them up?). The possibility of accidental loss due to some Jinteki shenanigans is just too great, and with Grail ICE the corp can wreck your rig even with no sentries out. I regretfully took out the Parasites (it is very possible that they will come back after tests, I agree that they beg for Datasuckers and/or Clone Chips), I kind of want to have 3 Faeries, too. All in all, after the addition of 1 Passport, 1 Alias, 1 Faerie and 2 Clone Chips, I finally feel that the deck is fairly safe from permanent loss of programs, which in turn allows for aggression Leela needs in order to flourish. Out went the Parasites, the Bank Jobs and 1 Security Testing. I am a bit worried whether I haven't just shattered my economy, but time and tests will tell. ;) I found Unscheduled Maintenance somewhat underperforming so far, if it continues to be the case, I will gladly change it for some money cards. I really love the underlying idea of that deck - congratulations!

Ill be giving this a try. Swapped the Unscheduled Maintenance for a Ninja and a Mr. Li. Nothing major but I feel a little safer with this setup.

Really enjoying this deck. Wasn't convinced by Security Testing as a 3-of though, especially as multiples don't stack and it can't combine with Keyhole, etc.

Thinking of swapping them out for Dirty Laundries, and -3 Kraken, +1 Lawyer Up, +1 Ninja, maybe +1 Faerie. Sorry to see the Krakens go, but somehow I never get to see them do their thing.

Yeah, after playing it some more I came to the conclusion that this deck needs money even more than additional breakers. Security Testing was underperforming for me, too, so I swapped it out for Dirty Laundry. I am not a huge fan of that card - I don't always run it, but when I do, it's with Desperado. ;) Without it, its profitability is somewhat questionable.

You can say the same about Security Testing though, they're both that bit suckier with no Desperado! :P

Security Testing is basically 'click for 2 credits once a turn, maybe' - sure, you get to trigger any other successful run abilities, but the only one here is Emergency Shutdown and you probably won't be Security Testing HQ if the corp's doing their job right. It doesn't even combo with Bank Job, since you can't stack 'instead of accessing' effects.

I meant Security Testing+Desperado, not Dirty Laundry. Sorry for the confusion. :)

It's 1 click for 2 credits sometimes, and only once per turn - that's much worse than Magnum Opus! :P Ha I know you realise that already, but I just don't see it pulling its weight as a 3-of in this deck, especially with no Desperado and nothing else that really combos with it. I'm totally willing to be wrong, but I want to experiment with dem Dirty Laundries instead.

Really nice deck though man, I actually enjoyed playing Criminal for once :D

Yeah, but only if you target multiple servers and spend multiple clicks running them. For 4c, you'd have to plop down two STs (2 clicks) and run two different, undefended servers the next turn (2 clicks). That means 4 clicks for 4 credits before it even starts pulling its weight.

I dunno, it's probably worth its while against some Corps like NEH as you said, but doesn't seem very consistent or efficient otherwise. You can't target the same server with multiple STs (well you can, but it's pointless - it only triggers the first time).

I just think Dirty Laundry fits better, despite being a one-shot - with Logos out, that's potentially +3c, an agenda, a stack search and a bounce in one sweet-ass click. Maybe I'm an optimist though :D

Not saying Dirty Laundry's the best or only option, but I just think ST has too much setup for its reward, and you don't have anything that interacts with it. As I say, totally willing to be wrong here though.

Anyhoo, the changes I'm trying will be -3 ST, +3 Dirty Laundry, -1 Kraken, +1 Ninja. You're right, Kraken deserves another shot :)

Security testing forces them to deal with it, In the 4 games I played it paid out nicely. It eventually reaches a point where you cant use it anymore but with 3 of it comes out pretty quick usually and keeps you going until Siphon and Kati can pick up the slack.

I ran -2 Unscheduled Maintenances -1 Kraken +1 Ninja +2 Mr LI. I didn't have any money issues in the 4 games and I wouldn't swap Logos for Desperado. I found every time the corp triple advanced to score something it opened up a bigger window for me to punish them. My favorite was return R&D ICE, fish keyhole, install keyhole then click Keyhole 3 times. Makes for a nasty surprise after they score something.

That said the Leela deck I played against that used Unscheduled Maintenance was significantly more annoying than the two that didn't run it. Kraken was a dead draw for me all 4 games.

Went 4-0 with the last game called 3-0 at time due to my corp deck being slow.

@Dydra I strongly disapprove of this kind of one-dimensional sexualization of fantastic characters like Leela Patel simply because they're women. As an Austro-Indian that recognizes the shocking and disgusting misogyny that is rife in BOTH of my countries I find your blatant disrespect insulting, and I will refuse to engage with you until you apologize and remove these comments. I expect more from such an active member of the community.

@Dydra, I certainly have to agree with @Shielsy here. The name of this deck, coupled with the comments you've made are really backward and misogynistic. Behaviour like this may seem harmless to you, but it perpetuates a huge problem in gaming communities globally. Netrunner, as pointed out in the excellent article, has done a fantastic job of showcasing women in it's lore, and keeping its art and themes far from sexualised. We don't need people like you making up for this absence. I also am going to refuse to engage with you until you remove this decklist, and apologise for the comments you've made, and you behaviour. As Shielsy pointed out, you should be ashamed as one of the more active members of the online community.

Kraken needs handsize decks, sorry leela

@BigBadWolf , @Shielsy good troll is still a troll :C try on Reddit