NBN NA Rush - Shipment from SanSan

djackman 982

I'm winning games left and right with this one.

As a lot of you are probably aware, the top 16 at worlds was dominated by NBN rush/Never Advance decks. I've been running with this archetype for a long time, so I loved seeing it doing so well at worlds.

This deck is always a threat, regardless of your credit count. With a single credit, you can score astroscript or beale from unadvanced. With an astroscript counter, you can score a 3/2 with zero credits. With a sansan, you can score almost anything in the deck for the cost of a single shipment. Breaking news from hand cold with zero credits, which won me a game by itself.

Sure, it only 'nets' you two credits, but thats only part of the story. Its going to be compared to beanstalk, so let me stamp that out now - its not the same card at all. If you are on 1 or less credits with an agenda in hand, beanstalk doesnt help if you draw it - you're still waiting a turn to score.

This archetype pushes out one agenda on turn 1 or 2. It has to. Its amazing if doing that doesnt bankrupt you.

To my surprise, EVERY time i drew shipment i was glad to see it. You generally score 4 or 5 agendas a game (maybe 6 if you rez archer as well), so if you're in a game state where you cant threaten to score, you are missing the point of the deck.

More testing needs to be done - only got 3 games in - but i think Shipment from SanSan is a hidden gem for this archetype.
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