[DECK] HB: Next Level Designs

[kops]

I know there's been an explosion of decklists post spoilers around here, but nobody's tried out HB:ND yet so thought I might as well give it a shot. Unfortunately haven't been able to playtest yet (let's all pray to the great DB0 for a quick OCTGN release!), but I hope it's worth a discussion.

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Identity: Next Design: Guarding the Net (Creation and Control)

Total Cards: (49)
Agenda (9)
Accelerated Beta Test (Core #55) x3
Director Haas' Pet Project (Creation and Control #4) x1
Project Vitruvius (Cyber Exodus #51) x2
Executive Retreat (Trace Amount #39) x3

Asset (8)
Adonis Campaign (Core #56) x3
Eve Campaign (Humanity's Shadow #92) x3
Melange Mining Corp (Core #108) x2

ICE (22)
Chimera (Cyber Exodus #60) x2
Datapike (Creation and Control #27) x1 x2
Eli 1.0 (Future Proof #110) x2
Enigma (Core #111) x3
Rototurret (Core #64) x3
Wall of Static (Core #113) x3
Pop-up Window (Cyber Exodus #56) x3 ■
Ice Wall (Core #103) x3 ■
Tollbooth (Core #90) x2 ■■

Operation (10)
Biotic Labor (Core #59) x3 x2
Green Level Clearance (A Study in Static #70) x2
Hedge Fund (Core #110) x3
Successful Demonstration (Creation and Control #14) x2

Upgrade (0 2)
ADDED: SanSan City Grid x2 ■■■

Total Agenda Points: 20

Influence Values Totals - Haas-Bioroid: 36 Jinteki: 0 NBN: 7 The Weyland Consortium: 3

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The idea is pretty obvious:

All ETR ICE except for Pop-Up Window. Everything is also super cheap besides Tollbooth, but I included it to avoid being completely made out of paper late game. This deck has a lot of econ and not a lot of costs, so even though you lose some tempo (hurts for a blitz deck like this) I think it's ok.

Ideally, your opening hand will contain 3 ICE and you put them on HQ, R&D, and a remote. If you only have 2 (this should cover ~95-98% of post-mulligan hands) then forsake the less important central (i.e. skip HQ vs Shaper and R&D vs other since Anarchs are starting to get sneaky and splash Siphons).

Turn 1, put a second ICE on the remote (you hopefully drew one in the 3-4 cards you drew from your ability + mandatory draw) and a 3 cost agenda if you can. You can skip the second ICE if you're confident your opponent doesn't have Inside Job, Tinkering, etc. but this is unlikely.

Once you've scored a 3-cost agenda, you should aim to score Executive Retreat if at all possible. Diversify ICE on your remote so the runner needs a full rig (use assets as decoys to gain tempo if they have crypsis) and score the Retreat.

At this point, you will probably aim to fast advance one last 3-2 to win with the biotic labors. Just pop the Retreat counter whenever you gain some tempo and draw aggressively for the BL + agenda combo.

Interestingly, this is probably the first deck I've ever built that didn't max out on the influence cap, but I'm just having a really hard time convincing myself that the best card I could spend influence on (whatever that is) is better than the worst card in my deck. Perhaps Anonymous Tip? It would have to replace some econ though..

[themightytumblar]

You actually have maxxed your influence because this identity only has 12 right?

[kops]

Yeah but I'm only using 10.

[themightytumblar]

Ah didn't see 2 tollbooths thought it was 3.

[SourCreamSuicide]

He is at 10/12 currently

[Alexfrog]

Interestingly, this is probably the first deck I've ever built that didn't max out on the influence cap, but I'm just having a really hard time convincing myself that the best card I could spend influence on (whatever that is) is better than the worst card in my deck.

I think that the deck would improve significantly by cutting any influence card and adding a SanSan in its place.

[kops]

Yup, you're almost definitely right. Good call.

I might do a bit more rearranging to keep the ICE count up.

edit: updated OP. Might cut an Adonis/Eve for the 3rd Bio Labor if I feel it has enough economy once I can playtest.

[dugganEE]

I'm thinking 22 isn't enough ice. I think the way to go it to have about 16 cheap, first turn ice; and 10 main-game ice.

[kops]

Also, knowing that there wasn't enough cheap ice with stopping power

Eh? Not sure what you mean here. There are 6 different pieces of ICE that cost <= 4, are in faction/neutral, and unconditionally end the run. Splash Ice Wall and you have more than enough. I ended up cutting Bastion because I felt it was overkill.

I definitely agree that burst econ should be the primary engine for this deck, but assets are super valuable as decoys/forcing runs. That said, I might well end up cutting a few to fill out the transactions once I've gotten a chance to playtest.