Open Mic Night at the coffee shop (4-3 UK Nats 22)

Honestly I had no idea what to play for UK Nats this year, and with little time to practice due to work I ended up on this hot mess. Deep Dive Sable seemed like a fun deck to play so thought I'd give it a go - with some twists.

Keen observers will have noticed that there is only 1 Deep Dive in this Deep Dive list: for reasons that I can only attribute to sleep deprivation I decided I wanted a Twinning as well. I think I rationalized this in my head after having played with 2 Deep Dives in a previous Ken deck and getting frustrated when they turned up too early or got knocked out of my hand to damage, and that Twinning was fun with Cezve (Not-so-secret best card in the deck). Sure, there aren't many games where you'll play both but I think Twinning has better long game potential and combos nicely with Virtuoso (Most fun card in the deck).

Keen observers will also note there are 2 fracters in this list: both paid for with influence! Yeah that's right I have 2 fracters. I can only apologise and say that it was a choice born of my inability to make a choice between Cleaver and Paperclip - Paperclip is clearly 'better' but Cleaver was likely to be of more use in the most expected matchup: NBN. I went for both, but I wouldn't judge anyone for swapping one and the Twinning for a 2nd Deep Dive.

In the end this list went 4-3, but I had an absolute blast with it. Virtuoso + Sec Testing is a great combo, and this deck feels like it has decent potential in the early game all the way through to the late game. Early game you want to mulligan for cards like Sec Testing, Tapwrm, and Bravado. The aim is to make your Mark runs as efficient and potent as possible, so getting Virtuoso and Cezve down is a must. Draw is a slight issue which I'm not 100% sure how to fix, so don't be afraid to take turns off to draw up. Looking forward to the release of Parhelion cards!

Once again, thanks to everyone at UK Nats for a great weekend, to the organisers for a well run tournament and to everyone in the Burleigh Arms Grid for their support