Saraswative Counterstrike [Winner, Iberian Lockdown 3]

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This deck went 5-1 in Iberian Lockdown 3, doing very well in an expose/I've Had Worse-light metagame.

The general game plan is as follows:

  1. Get enough credits to credibly score a 5/3
  2. Saraswati install, advance, then use the 3rd click for Hyoubu, econ, or installing more ice on the remote
  3. Force the runner to contest it through Kakugo, Data Loop, Anansi, etc.
  4. Hustle to 4-6 points, then force the runner to check every IAA card you put down

Obokata opens up the ability to Punitive once for a kill, meaning that you only need to win one trace for the flatline. The combination of taxing ice and strong economy makes it easy to threaten this, and the low amount of expose effects and I've Had Worse meant that Obokata guessing games were exceptionally effective. Archived Memories is usually the 4th Punitive, although it can also be used to get an agenda out of the bin -> Saraswati+advance.

I did have to play against an early Film Critic once on the day, and won via IAA+Hyoubu behind Anansi while the runner was low on cards in hand.

Many thanks to Vesper for hosting the event, and cheers to everyone that participated for being fantastic to play with. Special thanks to @Banknote for the inspiration for the deck!

1 comments
19 Apr 2020 Baa Ram Wu

Great fun to play against this in what is definitely one of the most tense games I’ve played for a while! Congrats on the well deserved win!