Swifty Lat (2nd @ 2nd Fly to EMEA)

AlPi 839

I'm very happy with the current state of Swift Lat. It has enough tools to fight against asset spam decks and it is still a doomrig shaper, so I'm also happy to play against a glacier deck.

The deck is also so easy to play, it almost plays itself. If you're newer to the standard format, I 100% recommend this deck!

You can move the influence around depending on the meta. If fast advance decks take over: Clot fits the deck very well.

For DJ Fenris:

  1. If you draw it early, or you are against a rushy deck (for example PD) go DJ Sable.
  2. If you draw it early, and you're against an asset spam deck try DJ Loup.
  3. If you draw it a bit late or/and HQ is runnable go DJ Steve.

I can't make it to the third Fly to EMEA event, but the first two were amazing to play in! A huge thx to the organizers!

My corp for the tournament: Bombs and Guns Nuvem v2

9 comments
28 Apr 2024 TheLegion

Hi there! I'm a beginner, so pardon me if it's a silly question but: why the Propeller? Isn't Cleaver a more sustainable option? Propeller is cheaper to install but after a couple of runs might be down in power counters, especially if you don't have Turbine in the rig.

Thank you! :)

28 Apr 2024 PreNic

I think Propeller is here to overcome those barriers that would be very expensive for Cleaver (that is also included!), like a triple advanced Pharos. But I guess without Hush or a bypass the deck would still suffer from a barrier with high STR, like Pharos or a late game Logjam.

29 Apr 2024 aksu

it also kinda lets you get echelon to higher breakpoint to break 6str sentries like hydra and cloud eater-

29 Apr 2024 AlPi

@TheLegionThe answers you got above are indeed the most important reasons why Propellor:

-Brings youre Echelon to 6 strength if the full rig is installed, even if there are no power counters left it still counts as an icebreaker.

-If you face very high strength barriers Propeller is the best way to still get a Deep Dive of. You can use Simulchip to trash it and install it back to reset the power counters.

29 Apr 2024 TheLegion

Thank you all for the answers, very clear :)

29 Apr 2024 Swiftie

I don't remember making a Lat deck...

29 Apr 2024 Dracon_ian

Now, this is netrunner again. Yay!

15 May 2024 .dan._

I've been playing various versions of deep dive lat since worlds and have had excellent success, thanks for the deck lists!

I do have a play question that hopefully a better netrunner player than me already has some wisdom on: how do you approach a match against new rushy NBN decks? I've had big problems with big oppo after an unfortunately timed steal during the early game.

I assume that I need to really change my play patterns against such NBN decks and be really careful with early runs before I have the economy to deal with any issues that arise. I have been struggling to mesh that concept with bahia bands and dirty laundry though

17 May 2024 AlPi

@.dan._ NBN is a hard matchup for sure. Against Azmari, play a bit slower. You prob use dirty laundry en BBands for basic value on Archives. Against R+ or NEH I hard mulligan to find a Swift or Miss Bones in my opening hand. I often check remotes so the corp can't score an AR-Enhanced Security. Balancing checking remotes and building up econ is super hard, you need to practise this a lot. Try to get value out of BBands by removing a tag and using the 4 credits to trash something. And I know if you dirty laundry on a spin its very bad but try to take that risk sometimes. Most of the time there is a point you go full tag me, who cares if you have 20 tags if you win by a Deep Dive. With the Bellona ban coming soon these matchups will get better in general, don't worry about it :D