1.3.2.4.3 Amazon Counterstrike

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idub04 66

So this deck is my first serious attempt to get Amazon Industrial Zone to work for me. In theory, it acts as a conditional Adonis Campaign for as long as I can lay down ice with it. There are a few Oversight AI's in there to help with the more expensive ice if need be.

Of course the plan changes once I have two or three Punitive Counterstrikes in hand (assuming the runner isn't at his match point/has 3 Plascretes installed). At that point, I find a three pointer and just rush advance it. If it gets scored, groovy. If it gets stolen, double "corporations are people too to the face." If I already have a Cleaners scored, most excellent.

If anyone has any ideas on how to make this better, I am all ears.

PS: "Take out Tyrant/Woodcutter" has been pointed out, but those are really just in there to give them a fighting shot until they either work or I throw them across the room and replace them on the spot.

3 comments
15 Jan 2014 x3r0h0ur

Tyrant is just fine, people hate that you have to rez it but then get no immediate benefit. That's true, but you're also rezzing it with amazon. The real downside is the 4 str and how it dies to parasite. Okay, fine. If they're parasiting my Tyrant, they're not parasiting my archer.

Woodcutter is a different story, damage ice is only really good if you can a.) snap off the sentry breaker or b.) surprise them with it. Both scenarios require the runner to not know the ice before running. The woodcutter effect wood (lol) only be good if you could surprise the runner with it (corporate troubleshooter though....). And after all that, it dies to parasite after 2 turns. :(

15 Jan 2014 Hoywolf

If you want the runner to score agendas you should use ICE that will not completely block them but still give you something in return. I think Shadow is a great example. Pop-up window, a 3rd Caduceus as well. You want to ICE that will keep the runners credit count low and increase yours at the same time which helps the trace on P. Counterstrike.

I'd then put in 1 or 2 SE back in the deck, and maybe another tag generation as well (SEA Source), with that and Shadow you can keep the runner on his toes forcing him to clear tags (which cost more credits)

I'd remove Restructure as well, its too expensive to trigger. Account Siphon can give that card a bad day.

Also try Profiteering, they can use the Bad Pub in the runs, but they cant use it during a P. Counterstrikes, and with 15 credits :P I'm sure you will make them pay!

15 Jan 2014 idub04

So I have been going over this deck in my head all day and took some suggestions from above as well to come up with this new deck.

If there is any way to update a published deck, please let me know. I don't plan on changing this one again until I have a chance to play it to death in a few days, but if there are any ways for me to improve upon it that anyone sees, please let me know here.