Edward Kim Hates You.

Intro

There haven't been a lot of Ed Kim decks on here since he was spoiled, possibly because little differentiates him from the other Anarchs. I think Ed's strength is going to be in an archetype that's been declining for a while, but will see a bit of a resurgence once O&C drops: Tag-Me.

The main reason for this is Steelskin, which by its very existence will make flatline plays less threatening. A full hand containing a single Steelskin is enough to survive double Scorch, which means that corps will always have to wonder if they're throwing away their win condition when they go for it post-O&C.

Card Choices

Magnum Opus: Opus is incredibly underrated in Anarch; it singlehandedly fixes the econ issue without taking much deck space. Once in play, it powers all your Anarch tricks and threatens the corp by just sitting there. Which brings us to:

Earthrise Hotel/Steelskin: Because Anarchs have no way to tutor for Opus, you've gotta dig to get to it. I'm not certain that Duggar's is a bad choice here, but I'm a bit averse to discarding so many cards in one shot. Later in the game, Steelskins should stay in hand to protect you.

Vigil: The new Anarch console is essentially a memchip that, for one extra credit, doesn't cost influence and adds some more draw power to the deck. It also gets you enough memory for your whole lineup and provides Power Shutdown protection for Corroder. It's exactly what this deck wants for hardware.

The Breaker Suite: Eater is the star here, breaking practically anything at the efficiency of Corroder. Corroder and Mimic are primarily around for Wraparound and Swordsman, respectively, but they also save you time when you just want to break through a barrier/sentry to access a remote.

The Cutlery Suite: Pairing with Eater both thematically and mechanically, the cutlery events let you pay 1 or 2 extra credits to get rid of an ice permanently when you break it. In practice, this will probably be click-intensive but worth it.

John Masanori/Joshua B.: This is not a DLR deck, but DLR could fit in. I just don't think it's critical, so it doesn't get any deck slots here. However, John's draw and Josh's extra click are still incredible when you can effectively ignore their tagging drawbacks.

Account Siphon/Vamp/Wanton Destruction: All of the above is setup for Ed's assault on the central servers. With Eater giving you guaranteed access and Opus powering your economy, these cards let you put the corp down and keep them there.

Future Changes

This is just a proof of concept. It focuses too heavily on HQ and could use Keyhole for R&D (barring memory problems) or Quest Completed for remotes. Maybe even Retrieval Run or Singularity. It might even be best in a different ID, but I think Ed is a good choice thanks to his resistance to operation-based flatlines.

I hope this deck gets people thinking outside the box when deckbuilding.