Weirdgineering the Whoture 1.2

Updated version after 9 games at league last night:

What went out:

-3 PAD -3 Pop-Up -1 Wisp -1 Chimera -2 Wall of Static -1 Bastion -1 Plan B

The concept here is to play Mushin to an end that isn't some form of damage. Using other advanceable assets, like Agg Sec and Thomas Haas, this deck tries encourages the runner to take risks that often result in gains for you. RSVP is an all-star here, assisting many of your trashables and syncing with cards like Ash, NAPD, and Utopia Shardl. Architect is also important as it helps to build strong/ taxing servers, flop in asset econ/agendas (where possible), and get back cards like Adonis and Ash once trashed.

The econ is pretty strong here, using EtF's ID ability with cards like Architect to get some nice net gains. The rest is pretty straightforward: Green Level, Hedge, Adonis, and Haas Mushin/headfake isn't bad at all.

The ICE is admittedly bland. As stated, RSVP is a pro in this with the high volume of trashables and the 'pay to steal' cards. Playing 3 Mushin and 3 RSVP leaves us only with 3 influence to mess around with. I liked Pop-up for its synergy with making trashables less desirable to, well, trash, as well as being a hard ETR with RSVP in a pinch, but think Wraparound is just better. Excalibur is another consideration, as you are head faking a lot, so the smokescreen on something like a central is strong against Criminal and Shaper. The Rototurrets paid nicely with Aggressive Secretary to help keep your ice semi-relevant as the game progresses. You want Architect and Elis on centrals for sure.

Fast Track pairs nicely with Mushin to force through things like Plan B on a Vitruvius or to headfake them into an Aggressive Sec or Haas. OR, if you have your defense up, it works nicely with NAPD behind an RSVP (or in tandem with Ash, etc.). It can also help to score an early Utopia Shard, which adds even more taxing into the mix, making your RSVPs even stronger. Mushin can also help push your single Mandatory upgrades through, resulting in that coveted additional click a turn.

Archived Memories is also important, as you need to be fluid. Not only is it good in the more-commonly-seen Noise match ups, but also for getting a lot of mileage of out Mushin and the many other utility cards/tricks in the deck. We also have Vitruvius for this purpose (when over-scored), as well as Project Hades (different, but still effective against mill and for funneling econ back into the deck). Vitruvius can sneak in by way of Architect as a no-advance, but usually you want to get the agenda counter to get back things like Mushin. I scored Mandatory Upgrades 3 times and it was just nutty.

Inversely (of the Fast Track play above), you can get back a Haas, Agg Sec, and then Mushin out an agenda, keeping them guessing.

While this may seem completely odd, and elicit the question 'Why not play Biotic,' I would suggest giving it a whirl. It is absolutely a play-style type deck for those of you that like risk and reward strategies that put the runner on hard decisions. This deck has something to it for sure.