Ending the Fun - Batty no-NEXT

Changes

• -2 Caprice Nisei +2 Marcus Batty
• -1 Ichi 2.0 +1 Ichi 1.0
• -1 Excalibur +1 Tollbooth
• -1 Snatch and Grab +1 Biotic Labor

Subbing Caprice out for Marcus gives two influence back. While this does slightly diminish your defenses, it opens up some offense in combination with Ichi. Marcus is a 1-shot Caprice or trap depending on what you need and where you put it. I think it will be ETR in this deck more often than not.

The two influence is used on Tollbooth. It's not uncommon that I don't see Tollbooth at all and it's just too useful against Kate to miss. I think it helps the Kit matchup as well since it taxes regardless of her ability. Ichi 2.0 was downgraded to 1.0 to keep the rez curve down but that may not be necessary. Excalibur was booted to make room but could find its way back in. It's very good at forcing a Parasite or drastically reducing Medium's usefulness.

With the rise of the Anarchs I've seen much less Kati, making Snatch and Grab less useful. Adding a Biotic gives you some FA capabilities when there's an opportunity to do so.

Conclusion

This deck is very solid pre-changes, although I'm afraid Kit would wreck it. I think the changes here make it a little more versatile. By staying away from NEXT you are naturally more Parasite resilient but you are unable to land the rig wipe combo.