Startup MirrorMorph: Morphology of a FANA

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This is an attempt to do fast/never advance out of MirrorMorph. Is this better than FANA out of PD? Most likely not. But I find this way more fun to play. PD games seem to play out the same way every time, but this deck can play out in many different ways.

There are a couple of advantages of MirrorMorph over PD 1. You are rarely strapped for credits. You can usually click for two credits due to the ID ability and most of the times, you are clicking for 3 credits if a Nanoetching Matrix is on the board. 2. FA is cheaper. A Biotic/Bass + install + advance gives you a bonus click, which can be a credit or two if Nano is on board.

The usual goal is to go a little horizontal. At least 2 servers, if not 3. So you can protect your Nanos a bit and your Fully Operational becomes, well, operational. Of course, always protect your R&D - Stargate and Conduit are huge in Startup. Ideally you want to NA a Vulnerability soon. If so, feed the runner a Megaprix. Then you should be able to find FA windows to score two out of the six 2-pointers.

Good old Snares! are an important component of this deck. The usual downside of Snares is that they cost a Hedge Fund to fire. But money is not a big issue in this deck. Use them to protect your HQ. Zahya and her Docklands are very common in this format. But since you are playing cards from hand very fast, Snares build up in HQ and it's not uncommon to get a flatline of a runner who is prepared for only one Snare.

Suggestions for improvements are welcome.

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