Killer hand, bro (Portland Regionals, Top 8)

My corp deck from Portland Regionals. 4-1 in Swiss, 1-1 in Double Elimination.

The changes from AKAnderson's "Killer Hand Bro" seem small, but I feel they're significant and made a meaningful difference in my success. I replaced the two Priority Requisitions with two Project Virtruvius and an Accelerated Beta Test, making it easier for this deck to switch gears and score out in a few turns when a flatline seems to be out of reach, generally due to a combination of strong runner economy, 2-3 plascretes, and Scorches not showing up. I had two scoring wins in addition to my three flatlines.

To make room for the additional card, I cut the singleton Subliminal Messaging. While it's not a bad card, its impact was marginal to begin with, and doubly so as a singleton. Additionally, not having to worry about missing the trigger made the deck less cognitively taxing in a tournament environment.

In the future, I would cut Gyri Labyrinth for ice that was either more taxing or damaging to the runner's board state. While a surprise with Gyri can be quite effective, and save both clicks and credits, I found that situation rarely came up, and the card often did nothing for me.