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gumonshoe 2987

Sacrificial construct > Clone Chip

This deck sets up fast. The goal is just to be able to put stuff on scheherazade with sahasrara as quickly as possible and break in. Atman goes at 4 unless you notice unusual trends in your opponent's ice suite (an atman at 4 should only cost you 3-4 creds), then place appropriately (5 is pretty good against weyland for instance; 3 against some jinteki decks).

You'll be trashing programs to aesops to make 5 credits around; the old dumpster-gamble trick and leaning on kati for money. Wish there was more money in the deck, but there isn't. 2 clots is absolutely necessary vs NEH, so no room for cache unless you're going to compromise elsewhere.

The lock is pretty simple: clot + fester + sac construct means the corp has to pay for the opportunity to wipe virus counters and not remove clot. The 2nd clot when it comes down is usually very disheartening. All the while, you hammer R&D with interfaces and the cheapest breakers you can manage.

LLDS processor is still under test; watch out as it messes with atman; but otherwise its fine when you're installing a breaker the turn you need to get in. Free creds and all that. Could easily dissapear for better money sources if required.

Things this deck wants: - 3rd construct - A bit more money - NEH's first born child

3 comments
13 May 2015 gumonshoe

Armitage over llds if you need the money.

13 May 2015 sruman

As an unfortunate NEH player than ran into this deck, I can testify that it is as demoralizing as it seems. Cost me 7 credits and 9 clicks to get rid of clot during the game ... ouch. The deck's existence in a meta will definitely make NEH players question their evil ways. Not entirely sure about Deep Thought as the deck's target is going to be purging anyway, but I guess it's pawnshop bait anyway. Plus add my vote for the LLDS being sub-optimal for the deck, sure gambles looking like an obvious replacement or maybe 3xclone chips.

13 May 2015 gumonshoe

@sruman

Armitage plays a bit nicer with the deck. The deep thought is for the RP match up. If you can agro early and get your counters then you don't have to waste as many resources running their servers and you focus on econing up for the remote runs and just sniping R&D. Otherwise, yes, its aesops fodder.

Via, stimhack, paricia is also good in the deck as a 2x for dealing with lateral shennanigans. Also, doesn't cost anything to get into play. 2x armitage, 3x paricia, 2x kati might be a good place.