Here is a niche but good ice. Sadly, having a threat 4 instead of threat 3 means the additional ability will start rather late in the game.

The ice is intended to go with Thule Subsea: Safety Below and Thunderbolt Armaments: Peace Through Power. The first benefit from taking away clicks and the second benefit from having a AP ice.

If tags is the goal you seek, Funhouse and Phoneutria will probably give better results, for the same cost in influence. You could even go for Authenticator.

But is you go for having more small agendas (1 and 2 pointers), then threat 4 is still 2 agenda steal away from winning/losing. Making Jaguarundi quite potent.

Jaguarundi will combo well with deck that aims to flatline the runner. Doing Core damage makes it easier to use End of the Line to flatline the runner.

Of note, this ice just need one sub to be broken, since the second sub does not matter until threat 4, making this ice rather cheap to pass, considering the cost of 4. Compare this to Tithe...

Art wise, this is top tier. Just play amazing and cool art. The quote is nice and it even hint at the effect of the ice (I wish I knew who Moth was). Name and art goes together. Very well done!

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The most fearful and annoying agenda of them all. If this ever get scored, the runner will be in for a world of pain.

The ability to force the runner to pass AGAIN one ice is usually a tough proposition. Of course, it just makes runs more expansives. But Jinteki has very good sentries that are expansive to pass.

For the runner, this can be mitigated by doing high impact runs. And not running every turns. But this will allow the corp to have more time to setup and get rich.

This agenda combine really well if ice that have on encouter ability. In faction, there is Cloud Eater (very expensive) that would be a real pain to pass a second time. Out of faction, Funhouse and Tollbooth (or a Mestnichestvo with load of advances) would be quite annoying. Of course, this can be mitigated somewhat with Hush.

The main issue for this agenda is to score it. You score it like a 5-3 agenda, but only get 2 points. This is were Regenesis can help to score this agenda for free. The second issue is that you have to build your corp around this agenda. Because to be effective, you need to use big ices, which are expensive and thus, must have a robust economy for your deck. At which point, it is worthwhile to ask yourself if you could win faster with an agenda that is easier to score.

The best identity for this agenda is probably AgInfusion: New Miracles for a New World, because it allow the corp to for the runner to always encounter the WORSE ice possible. In this case, you only have to rez ONE big ice to be truly annoying.

The art is nice and colorfully violent. The quote is the best part, which basically tell you the ability of the card. Well done.

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Awesome agenda! Its only draw back is that it it actually require an out of faction card (End of the Line) to be truly effective. The combo does a total 5 damages, which can flatline most runner. If somehow you there is another click left, you could also use either Mindscaping for a total of 6 damages or Neurospike for 7 damages total. This makes See How They Run a combo kill piece, just like Fujii Asset Retrieval.

Also, it is possible to do a core damage, which then make the runner more susceptible to traps.

In Jinteki: Personal Evolution, coupled with End of the Line, this agenda does a total of 6 damages, without any other combo piece.

Along with Fujii Asset Retrieval and Sting!, Jinteki has a lot of agendas that can help the corp flatline the runner. Which combine with other in faction cards like Ronin and Reaper Function.

To top it off the art is beautiful, with a rare showing of psi ability, helped by a quote that shows the power of the agenda, with the very name of the card completing circle. A masterpiece!

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The direct competitor to Helheim Servers and Isaac Liberdade. Considering that putting advancement on an ice is seldom useful for Haas-Bioroid deck (unless the deck is playing advanceable ices, we can focus on the difference it has with Helheim Servers.

Unlike Helheim Servers, Brasília Government Grid does not cost anything to rez and does not trash any cards from hand. Those are worthwhile advantages. However, you cannot increase the ice strenght above +3. This means that Brasília Government Grid is meant more as a tax on the runner, with the added bonus of increasing the chance of triggering subroutines from an ice.

Some ices are even better with Brasília Government Grid :

  • Gatekeeper, because a 9 strength code gate that can draw 3 cards and save 3 agendas is just amazing. Better if you can derez it to use it again.
  • Ablative Barrier, giving you a strength 4 barrier for 2. At mid game, can tutor any asset or upgrade to help protect the remote (like Manegarm Skunkworks).
  • Anemone, let you do 2 net damage, with a possible 3rd damage from the now 5 strength sentry and derezzing it allow you to use it again! This is the reason Brasília Government Grid could be imported by Jinteki.
  • Ping, to give a tag and get a strength 4 barrier for 2. Better yet, it becomes 0 if you are NBN: Reality Plus. Considering that you can also derez the card, it is a valid reason to import it in NBN.

Also, some cards will combo really well with Brasília Government Grid :

Good, but not the best :

  • Echo, to get more counters on it.
  • Wave, to tutor another ice.
  • Pulse, to allow you to take away a click (again) from the runner. Clicks grinding is a type of prison deck that can work fairly well.

With all this, I think it is a valid defensive agenda, especially good for glacier decks. The big downside of Brasília Government Grid is that it cannot combined with Tranquility Home Grid, because it is a region.

Still, this can comes as a nasty surprise against runners. Even Weyland could import this. Imagine Ob Superheavy Logistics: Extract. Export. Excel. using it with Stavka to suddently rez a 10 strength sentry that will trash 2 programs. Even good killers (Orca, Carmen) would have to pay 8 to pass this ice. Another possibility could be an 8 strength Anansi or 9 strength Hydra, too many possibilities to count, as every big ice with nasty effect will benefit.

The main drawback of this upgrade is that you need to setup first. Contrary to Manegarm Skunkworks, it does nothing with at least least 2 ices in front of it. This makes it more of a mid to late game tactical card. As such, having 3 copies of it in a deck would probably be too much. But one copie can turn the tide of the game.

Art does remind me of Brasilia (I've been there in my travels) and is quite nice. The quote encompasses well the effect of the card. Everything combine together seamlessly. Great work!

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What a great card. For 2, you gain 2, draw 2 cards AND get a card from archive, thus giving you 3 cards in hand. As the previous review stated, Your Digital Life is a good target for this.

Even better if you used Sudden Commandment to play it, draw even more card and then play Your Digital Life for even more credits gained.

Other good card to get with this : Seamless Launch, Hedge Fund, Greasing the Palm or even an hidden agenda in archive.

At only 2 influence, this can actually compete with Spin Doctor, if you want more control on your archives. An identity like Jinteki: Restoring Humanity could do a lot with such a card.

Art is ok, but I find it a bit cartoonish. It does fit the name and quote of the card, along with its effect. Good.

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