Pressure will make them respect you.

Sente, a move that leaves the player an overwhelming follow-up move, and thus forces the opponent to respond, is said to have "sente" (先手), or "initiative"; the opponent has "gote" (後手). In most games, the player who keeps sente most of the time will win.

Philosophy

The meta seems to focuses on offensive pressure. A balance of economic, offensive and defensive will provide exponential pressure. You must use click compression.

Personal Workshop

Programs should be placed into a Personal Workshop until ready for installation. A Deus X in a workshop saves memory. A spare Magnum Opus is insurance against program destruction. Try not to keep too many items in there. Resource destruction and tags can burn you.

Economy

• Deus X is the core of your economy. Each equals . Starting with a extra makes space for this.

• The Toolbox is an investment. It provides a for the first run. It provides a for every single trace.

• Diesel is of card draw.

• Sure Gamble is .

• Levy AR Lab Access is a reset button for your heap. Do not be afraid to use it if you have to have 5 new cards. If it is already near your heap after the mid-game, save a Same Old Thing for it.

• Dyson Mem Chip gives a for each trace and for programs.

Defense

• New Angeles City Hall means 2 to beat a SEA Source. You are vulnerable after stealing an agenda. If you are worried, use Nerve Agent to check their hand.

• Deus X protects against net damage and AP Sentries. It is the enemy of and .

Offense

• Datasucker for nuking with Parasite. Will also reduce high strength ice for your Atman strength 4.

• Atman strength 4 for Lotus Field and up. Use the other if they have a lot of ice with the same strength.

• Parasite combines with Datasucker virus counters to destroy ice. Destroy ice on Archives ensure access to Datasucker virus counters.

• Femme Fatale for Tollbooth.

• Crypsis for small ice. It should not be regularly used. It applies pressure because your opponent knows that all ice can be broken.

• Indexing for recon and control. This should be combined with Same Old Thing.