Team RC (D&D Updated)

So this is the latest rendition of the original HB Glacier deck I built some time ago. It is without a doubt the best rendition of this deck. There are 2 major changes to the deck that are very important, Team Sponsorship and Global Food Initiative.

Team Sponsorship is an extremely powerful card. I initially misjudged the power of this card, and now realize it's significance, not just in HB but in NEH+. In HB TS shines most with Accelerated Beta Test. I score ABT in guarded remote with ash and/or caprice. Run ABT, get ICE (maybe), if I drop an agenda, lock it right back into guarded remote. With multiple TS's rezzed, it gets really ugly really fast for the runner. It is a must trash, and with so much stuff that needs to be trashed it puts a lots of pressure on the runner.

The second major change is playing 3 Global Food Initiative. This significantly helps in that most games the runner will need 4 agendas to win. Hades Fragment is the only 3 pointer the runner can steal so protect this card or score it asap. Most people's chief complaint about this style deck is the vulnerability to R&D digs. While in some respects the 8 agenda deck is good at hiding agendas, losing a 3 pointer was always devastating. The runner will now usually have to find HALF of your agendas to win.

One small change is adding Breaker Bay Grid. This shouldn't surprise anyone, it's a fabulous econ card for this build.

Something to remember when playing this is to know your opponent. If you are playing vs Noise or most Shapers, you will have to push the pace. Extra drawing and rush scoring. Get to 5+ points ASAP, you want them chasing remote bluffs to drain their credit pool if you need to. The longer games against shapers and Noise go, you are usually increasingly less likely to win.

For many other runners it might be proper to take your time. Protect and hide your agendas. and setup massive servers. People who play RP should easily be able to relate to this style. Jackson Howard out the agendas if you must in order to find your pieces. Criminals, and other Anarchs will often have a hard time with deep and strong servers. You just simply defend like crazy in the opening, prioritize setting up your long term econ and centrals. Crisium and Cyberdex can help you get out of pinches, use them wisely. Eventually you have servers that are either impossible or too taxing to run frequently. In longer games you are more likely to have a remote with Caprice and Ash, so often runners will simply neglect the remote. This limits the runner to winning in centrals, since you know where your agendas are (maybe HQ or R&D), tax the server where the runner is most likely to win. They will have a limited number of runs and based on the agenda build, you will often win the battle of attrition.

If I were going to a major tournament where Data & Destiny were legal, this would be the deck I would play. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.