Post clot/blacklist Blitz Running PPvP Kate

Why Zu instead of Gordian? And how did you manage to cut Deus X but still remain at 46 cards?!

I also like Gordian over Zu. I made a similar list post-blacklist, except I cut cyber-cypher/zu for a single Gordian.

I like it because it puts less pressure on scavenge (since some people are just trying to out-barrier PPvP Kate), as well as less MU pressure with the datasucker. It's definitely a bit more expensive for Tollbooth, but amazing for Enigma/Datapike, which I personally see more consistently. It also provided me with a precious, precious deckslot.

What would you include in the extra deckslot that is freed with swapping in Gordian?

I would personally just use it as a personality/meta slot. It could be a Deus X, Quality Time, Plascrete, or SoT depending on how you play. Maybe you really like Symmetrical Visage and want two in your deck. Or you could try something a bit less conventional like Escher or Net Celebrity.

What do you think about Comet in place of Astrolabe ?

@LeePo this deck needs to draw through itself quickly - and astrolabe really helps with that in almost every matchup. Comet is a lot slower and will mean you don't get the cards you need.

You'll never find Gordian in a @Calimsha deck.

I thought you were going Femme?

@spags : Only if I remove CyCy. But I found CyCy that strong that I really don't want to slot a gordian. Also, I think architect is still highly relevant, so right now, I just keep playing Mimic.

Took this to a spring tournament today finishing @ 3-1 with it. I played with -Cyber-Cypher -1 DL, +1 Gordian, +1 plascrete. Never wanted to install gordian, so definitely not that necessary. Memory is tight when trying to keep clot up. Was playing in a scorch heavy meta so utopia might have been a better call than plascrete but freeing the influence is always difficult.

As solid as ever when it comes to Calimsha-Kate, though.

If you expect a lot of scorch deck but not that much FA or RP, you could either remove the Datasucker to fit an Utopia Shard. It free up your plas slot so you could play your third DL as well.

I've slotted a Gordian in place of both CyCys for reasons of blacklist & to free up a card slot and I've found it ok. It's a little tougher on the economy, but I find a lot of decks are quite code gate heavy these days, especially RP, so I think being able to get into all code gate protected servers to trash key assets like Blacklist and Sundews etc is important. Also I've had a few instances where Gordian keeping its strength has been really handy! I'm running a Datasucker now too which helps support Gordian economically.

I may be a bit biased because I recently won the alt art Gordian and want to play it because it's pretty :P

@NicoleyMoley That's exactly the reasoning for my inclusion if the Gordian Blade. I did switch back to 1 cy-cy, 1 zu13 today for another tournament and wished I had the blade running through Merlin's and next repeatedly on the same server.

@Calimsha I almost switched to the utopia shard for a 2nd tournament yesterday but didn't for the datasucker. I then ran into some ichis and data ravens that made the datasucker the MVP. Would you say any other influence is changeable for utopia shard or would you only ever drop for the datasucker?

Over two days and two different tournaments in different metas, the deck played so great helping me to 5-2 with it against 2 rp, 1 HB, 1 argus, 1 blue sun and 2 NEH. Losses were 1 to blue sun seasource and 1 rp at 4 points. Felt like I was in it to the end in both losses. Clot mid-haas arcology was the highlight of the weekend.