ED SMASH (Cache Refresh)

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A deck I took to a Cache Refresh side tournament, and did well enough (4 wins in 5 games) that I'm writing it up and considering taking it to non-Cache Refresh events.

TL;DR: Maw is great.

Maw + Kim is even better, because as long as you can make a few accesses, you basically don't need to worry too much about a whole bunch of problem operations. Especially if the Corp does something foolish like install a naked asset. Archives Interface is there for dealing with the things you really really don't want to see again (I'm looking at you, Friends In High Places; I'm looking at you, Biotic Labor).

Speaking of not having to worry: Gosh, it's so nice to have the conspiracy breakers and not have to worry about your breakers being under strength, or the tempo loss of installing them. To support this luxury breaker package, I included Magnum Opus and basically every economy card I could find. Day Job and Process Automation are redundant once Opus is installed; they're mainly there for when you haven't found Opus yet, or if something goes wrong.

Changes I would consider making:

  • Hacktivist Meeting is an obvious include for non-Cache Refresh formats.
  • Archives Interface did not do as much work as I was hoping; it might be worth cutting some or maybe all of them. On the other hand, Mooninites is a thing out there in the real world, so maybe they should stay.
  • I never installed MemStrips. They are theoretically there to keep Data Folding on, but that was rarely an issue in the games I played. Maybe keep 1.
  • Process Automation was fine, but there has to be something better, and it's probably Deuces Wild.
  • Why on earth is Eater here???
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