Brahman Haeley

I made a very similar deck a while back. My version has some key differences, though.

First off, I included 2x Inti and ZU.13 Key Master. These are useful both as cheap cannon fodder, and for getting you through Wraparound and Turing, as well as low-strength ice you don't really want to have to break with Brahman.

I used 3x Brahman and 3x Femme, and didn't bother with Test Run or Clone Chip. It was a bit riskier, but having multiple copies of my primary breakers meant I usually found them pretty fast and could afford to lose one or two to damage if it came down to it. Also, since the deck doesn't really want to pay to install its programs, SMC isn't as useful as in other decks.

As for influence, a large chunk of it went to Autoscripter. Being able to throw down a Brahman and a Harbinger and still have four clicks left is amazing. I also tripled up on Scheherazade; it's a crucial part of the deck's economy and you need to draw it early.

I tested Patron but I generally found that between Professional Contacts and Diesel I had all the draw I needed. Oh, and Astrolabe is fantastic draw against spam decks. I don't think Maya is the right call outside of Jessie when you have important resources to protect: if you really need the memory just slot in 1x Astrolabe and 1x Akamatsu Mem Chip and call it a day.

I also included 3 LLDS Processor. These are a HUGE benefit. Brahman is weakest against really high-strength ice like Archer, Curtain Wall, or Janus 1.0, but if you are putting it on the Library every turn with a couple LLDS down, that stops being an issue.

I do wish I had the influence/memory/recursion to make Clot work. I definitely missed having it in many games. And while I never faced that one IG deck, being able to trash Museums and have them disappear would have been nice.

I don't follow, why Scheherazade? Anything you install using London Library has to be hosted on it. So you don't get to double up. Or am I missing something?

@Ruinkind You are correct that you can't host something on London Library and Scheherazade at the same time.

However, when you use London Library to install and host Brahman or Femme Fatale, this also triggers Hayley's ability, letting you install another program. This bonus install can't be put on the Library, but it can be put on Scheherazade.

Since Brahman makes it so you need to be continually uninstalling and reinstalling Harbingers, having a Scheherazade down will make you bank over the course of a game.

@tiedyedvortex, very nice trick. Thank you for explaining!

What's the deal with Harbinger here if you're not using Aesop's Pawnshop? It's a 0 cost feed for Brahman, sure, but there are great additions in faction for that job as well, like Paricia and Inti. Or am I missing something?

Harbingers are great value for Aesop though! You could see into Cache for extra bounce value for Brahman. Each bounce nets you 2 credits (3 with Scheherazade or London Library, 4 with at least one Technical Writer, which should be fine.

How's Salsette Slums working for you? Any thoughts about Archives Interface?

Okay, so I had to check - no Cache fun with Brahman, sadly. :( It can only bounce up non-virus programs.

Harbinger costs 0 memory.