It is shocking to me that this card has no reviews yet. Lamprey completely changes the game for Anarch (specifically Noise). Between Parasite and Medium, Anarch R&D pressure is immense, but aside from building Datasucker counters, they haven't had must reason to hit HQ, especially if they corp is trying to rush their agendas into a remote (usually smart against Anarch). Lamprey threatens remotes the same way Account Siphon does for Criminals. When the corp tries to score, this thing splits their attention and FORCES them to rez their HQ ice (lest they lose 6-7 credits for nothing, in addition to what they spend scoring). If HQ is naked because of a Parasite, and the corp is somewhat poor, this card absolutely buries them and takes several turns to recover from (after which is can easily be recurred in 2's by Deja-Vu or mid-run by Clone Chip). Quite the bargain at 1 credit. This is a total game changer and the ability to leverage this card is what separates the good Noise players from the Oppressive strong Noise players.

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Not to mention it's very appetizing Aesop's fodder as soon as HQ gets locked down. Even if you only drained a credit or two with it, you still got the R&D mill from the virus, and a 2 credit profit. —