Pronounced: Ko-ma i-nu

Pros

• can deliver crippling net damage if facechecked
• combos with many different cards to flatline the runner regardless of how many cards in grip
• can be taxing to run with full grip
• can become even more taxing if runner increases their grip size

Cons

• 5 for 1 str is a prime target for Parasite
• won't ever flatline the runner alone
• does nothing to a runner with an empty grip
• brain damage slightly anti-combos with this as brain damage makes this no more dangerous, and less taxing

Notable interactions

• In Jinteki: Personal Evolution, the runner can never continue past this ice with zero cards left as accessing any Agenda will then flatline them
• If runner cannot break this and you have a House of Knives scored, you can spend a HoK token to do a net damage during the ice encounter to flatline the runner
• Fetal AI can be safely scored behind this if the runner can't break it
• If bypassed - eg from being targeted by Femme Fatale - runner can now pass this ice for free as it never gains any subroutines. Although, Chum in front of this will fire if this is bypassed, even with no subroutines.

Final Thoughts

• possibly the most vicious ice to punish early game face checking, there is a reason it costs 4 influence
• great in Jinteki decks that are looking to tax the runner, and/or flatline the runner
• be sure to include combo cards in your deck, then you'll often be able to flatline runners who don't respect Komainu
• when choosing the rest of your ice, watch out for vulnerability to Parasite