Andromeda the Bookworm

turkishvancat 212

I've been playing this ever since London Library was released. It's pretty straightforward; use Andromeda's ability to jumpstart your economy, getting down Daily Casts, Data Foldings and Dyson + Underworld Contacts as soon as possible. The Supplier and Career Fairs really help mitigate the hits to tempo this economy package typically has. Meanwhile, if the corp tries to rush agendas, you'll have either Overmind or London Library + Femme with Inside Job to easily get into even double iced servers.

In the late game is where this deck shines. At that point, it is truly a beast to stop. I typically install an Overmind directly on the table early on, saving the Femmes for London Library. This let's me consistently get into deeply iced servers. In the late game, a turn typically goes like this:

Start of Turn: Take 6+ credits

Click 1: Install Femme on London Library (gaining a click from Autoscripter)

Click 2: Install Femme on London Library

Click 3: Run R&D with double Mediums, or HQ with HQI

Click 3.5 Doppelganger run into the same server again

Click 4 & 5: Take Femmes back to hand

It seems janky, but it's actually worked pretty well for me. I win the majority of my games, though admittedly there are some matchups that are really tough. It often can't get set up fast enough to stop a NEH Astrotrain, and I got absolutely stomped at a tournament last weekend by a Blue Sun deck that played Housekeeping turn 1. Other than that though, I've been very pleased. I worry about RP playing ELP since it's so click taxing, but whenever I've played RP they haven't slotted the ELP and I've come out on top, though usually just barely.

The main questionable include is probably the single e3 Feedback Implants. It helps stretch Overmind out, and was also somewhat of a meta call since a lot of my coworkers seem to like playing ETF. In one game, I had double Mediums out and R&D had Eli 1.0, followed by 3 Ichi 1.0s. I didn't even have to install my Femmes. Just run, spend a click and a credit for each of the Ichis (I had the link to just ignore the trace), and then Overmind the Eli. Double Mediums just get out of hand so damn fast :D

Anyways, I don't think I'll be bringing this to Regionals due to the aforementioned matchups, but this sure is one fun deck to play. Try it out and let me know how it goes!

3 comments
13 May 2015 SyncHole

Looks interesting, but I'm not seeing where you get your 5th click from?

13 May 2015 turkishvancat

It comes from installing Femme out of your grip onto London Library with an Autoscripter installed. Autoscripter has the added benefit that if it's installed early on, you can get free clicks as you just build up board state, like installing a Medium or Overmind.

13 May 2015 SyncHole

Ok sweet, I just miscalculated clicks. Shame about the speed, that's what I figured would be the problem with London Library builds.