A:NR rule-book suggests that beginner runners should start with Kate. After a lot of deck-building within the core set, I experimented with all 3 IDs. Gabriel became my favorite after I included a Gordian Blade] in his deck. Noise is also good in a chaotic way, but kind of weak in the core set. I feel that Shaper is more powerful (core set only) because of her ability and general economy. I built this rig to help beginners with Shaper strategy that's not running necessarily every turn, but once the deck is built she's very dangerous.

Hardware + Icebreakers

• 1x Corroder (Barriers)
• 1x Ninja (Sentries)
• 3x Gordian Blades (Code gates)
• 1x Crypsis (AI)

The reason I included 1-off icebreakers is to conserve deck space and influence. 3 copies of Gordian Blade are plenty to find it in deck. Special Orders and #Diesel will help find the rest. Tinkering will also be of aid early and mid game if the rig is not complete yet. Use The Personal Touch for Corroder or Gordian Blade...or even Crypsis. No need to use it for Ninja unless there's an [Archer] rezzed.

Full rig consists of 4. I need 7 to include Magnum Opus and Net Shield. Akamatsu Mem Chip and one of the consoles will provide extra .

A console is very important for the runner and it's a shame the core set only has 1 of each. I included The Toolbox and Desperado, install whichever comes first. They both provide good economy, but I'd rather install Toolbox with the aid of Modded and Kate's ability. Grimoire is an amazing console but useless to this deck aside the .

Economy & card draw

• 3x Sure Gamble - burst 12
• 2x Modded - 6 discount! Best if used for Magnum Opus
• 2x Magnum Opus - best econ. in core set
• 3x Armitage Codebusting - Great for early game if MO is not on the table yet
• 2x Stimhack - 9 & brain damage...best use late game

The core set doesn't have many ways of card draw, fortunately Shapers get Diesels for free. Special Orders will also prove helpful.

Opponents

• [HB]: Run first click; Bioroid ICE subs can be broken by spending clicks and anything nasty like Ichi can be avoided. Have Sacrificial Construct in place, in case you run into an advanced Aggressive Secretary.
• [Jinteki]: Net Shield will aid against them. Always keep them poor so they can't fire Snares or Junebugs. Use Infiltration for remote servers.
• [NBN]: Install Rabbit Holes for a total of 3 and remove tags immediately for they might carry Scorched Earth and other nasty stuff such as Closed Accounts. Ideally you want The Toolbox installed. Should you want more safety, include a couple of Access to Globalsec for more . Try to lock their R&D.
• [Weyland]: Remove tags immediately. SE can ruin your game.