BBQ Zahya (3-1, 0-2 GNK)

This deck went 3-1 and Swiss and 0-2 in cut. Losses were 2x against a very BIG ICE Palana and 1x against a Punitive PE. I lost the Punitive PE by not paying attention to the list and not playing around Punitive, due to my friends arriving for a BBQ at the time and me not concentrating. The Palana matches were difficult, the second one I managed to get pretty much locked out due to losing Amina, though did get to 6-7. Coming up against multiple Chiyashi, DNA Trackers and Anansi is a definite weakness of the deck.

The Imp / Friday Chip thing was to have a good counter, along with Stargate (to a point given Spin Doctor is a thing, but that's only 3x use per game), to combo pieces for Sportsmetal and BTL. However, even before the ban list, playing the deck on the day sold me on cutting Friday Chip from this list - just isn't necessary.

I really like how this deck plays. It's aggressive, it's got money, and it's fairly disruptive. Changes I'll make now after the current banlist:

-1 Friday Chip (..) -1 Imp (...) +1 Buzzsaw (.) +1 Leech (..)

Buzzsaw seems well placed in this meta - a lot of low strength Code Gates around. You can choose between it or Amina based on your situation, and it means that you don't have a terrible time if you lose one of your decoders. Others may say with Aumakua and Boomerang another decoder isn't needed, in which case I would potentially test Buzzsaw over Amina.

You'd have two influence spare there, and I'm not sure what you'd do with it. Potentially adding Deuces Wild, or even Rebirth if you think the game will go long, as this deck does eventually run out of money / steam.

I'd like to add Miss Bones into this list, but I'm not sure where. 40 cards isn't many.

This is by far my favourite runner at the moment, and though I should probably play Apoc Loup this deck made me very happy on the day.

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