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This is an RP glacier-style deck loosely built around Encrypted Portals to brutally tax the runner using the sexiest type of ice in the game. On the other side of the aisle, killers are often installed first for face-checking, followed by fracters to actually get into the servers. Decoders tend to fall in a grey area, often waiting on the bench until the runner becomes legitimately inconvenienced by a code gate. So one fun thing about this deck is that unless you tip your hand incredibly early, you can frequently watch the runner waste 's, 's, and installing several breakers that will be completely useless to them.
You've got plenty of econ with 6 solid drip assets and 6 reliable operations. On top of that, you've got some Pop-up Windows for fun, and scoring out an Encrypted Portals can realistically give you anywhere from 2-12's.
You've got a strong early game, not just from your econ, but also because there's plenty of ice and most of it is very reasonably priced. There's no Komainu's here, but many of the ice have other "spiky" subroutines that aren't fun to bounce against, which work well on the outside of your centrals (Pop-up Window, Enigma, Yagura, Crick, Tollbooth).
Perhaps the strongest part of the deck is how well it transitions into the later stages of the game. Each Encrypted Portals you score upgrades your entire board, giving you money and jacking the tax cost up considerably. Caprice Nisei needs no explanation here, I'm sure, but Will-o'-the-Wisp can also be a nice (influence-free) way to knock out their decoder for a turn or two. You'll eventually draw your Tenma Line, which is an excellent polish to adjust any non-optimal ice you had to install earlier, and create the ultimate scoring remote.
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28 Oct 2015
GrantZilla1979
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31 Oct 2015
Bigguyforyou518
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Been having a lot of fun with this one. I think it's got some legs.
I threw in 2x Hudson 1.0 and 1x Viktor 1.0 for even more nonsense. Most of the time they're clicked through which is in a lot of cases almost as good as a hard ETR in RP.
Chum into Yagura with two Encrypted Portals scored is hilarious when you don't have a lot of money, they have Yog.0 out and think it's safe to hit whatever it is. Four Net Damage and bury a card? Yes please