Baba Yaga Smoke

Aghora =Baba Yaga (Same Cost/Same Influence)

Identity: I had a hard time deciding which Identity to run this out of, but I believe the 40 minimum is a must to ensure quicker setup. That left the options of Smoke, Chaos Theory, and Kit. Kit is out due to low influence, and I wound up picking Smoke because 1 credit per turn (if you run) is better than 1 memory. Rebirth is added in for an early game change to Kate/Hayley or late game change to Jesminder if Data Raven has/will make an appearance.

Programs: I toyed with playing Stealth, but playing non-Stealth requires less set up and fewer occupied card slots. Baba Yaga must be installed first. With 3 Self Modifying Code and 3 Baba Yaga, you have a 58% chance of drawing one of those into your opening hand, and an 82% chance with the mulligan. Gordian Blade pumps your strength 1 for 1 for the entire run and breaks Code Gate subs for 1 apiece. Inti breaks Barrier subs for 1 apiece and Mimic breaks Sentry subs for 1 apiece. Turing and Swordsman are the only 2 ICE that cannot currently be broken by AI breakers, and Baba Yaga is an AI breaker. Gordian Blade breaks Turing, on a remote server for 4 and Turing, on a central server, for 1. Mimic breaks Swordsman for 2. Your entire breaker suite is installed for 12.

Resources: Temujin is great, everyone knows that! Use Same Old Thing to recur Modded for cheaper installs, Levy if it gets sniped from your hand, your Current if need be, and Maker's Eye for deep digs into R&D. Sacrificial Construct is included to prevent Baba Yaga from being trashed. Daddy always said, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket!" Personal Workshop saves you some money and will help if you don't draw into Baba Yaga/SMC in your first few turns, but you have your other Breakers in hand. Install the other Breakers on Personal Workshop, but don't let them get to zero. Install a hardware or extra breakers, if needed, to slow the required breakers once they get to 1 counter.

Hardware: Drawing will be a necessity until your rig is setup. Astrolabe draws for free. R&D interface can get installed for free through Personal Workshop or for 1 with Modded.

Events: Dirty Laundry is great by itself or paired with a run on the Temujin server. Levy is great if you’re playing against Net/Meat Damage or for the long game to reset your Temujin, Dirty Laundy, and Sure Gamble economy. Use Modded for cheaper installs and Rebirth into Kate for cheaper set up, Hayley for quicker setup, or Jesminder if tag avoidance is needed. Rebirth isn't a necessity, though. Smoke's recurring credit essentially means Baba Yaga has a base strength of 1 for the first run. Sure Gamble is here, obviously, and The Maker's Eye, paired with 2 R&D Interfaces will show you 5 cards from R&D. You're almost guaranteed to see at least 1 agenda. For my current, I have Traffic Jam, since it's a wild card and can really throw the Corp off of their game. Net Celebrity could be used for 1 recurring credit or maybe “Freedom Through Equality” when you know a Maker's Eye run is coming. In testing, the full rig can usually be set up in 5-6 turns. If you don’t have Astrolabe installed yet, you will have to click for draws and you will need to watch the order you install your breakers. With Baba Yaga installed hosting 1 program, you are at 2 memory. If you host a second breaker, you will be at 3 and you prevent yourself from being able to install Self Modifying Code. Wait to install your last 2 breakers until 1) you have both in hand, 2) you have 1 breaker and an SMC in hand, or 3) until Astrolabe is installed. Let me know if you have any thoughts/suggestions!