SlySquids Genetic Intricacy
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SlySquid 4751
That's right folks, crazy ol' Sly made a Labyrinthian Servers deck, with jank like bullfrog and Tenma line...
But after a lot of thought (and less work) I think I have of a very competitive list that plays into the calling of my first love, Replacting Perfection. This is a rush deck with a few fun twists, most of which is pretty self explanatory so I won't insult your intelligence by explaining every little inner working of the deck...
But there are a few things that I will touch on, this deck has little to know end the runs, and the ones it has, I'm able to retract at will, it's this flexibility that will lend itself to both my early game and late game strategies all the wile making my centrals a nightmare for most runners and keeping my main combo alive at all times...
This is a deck that can win fast and will force the runner to play at speed in which most would feel uncomfortable with against Jinteki, "will I cant just run around like a mad man" they will think to themselves till to bluff out a Labyrinthian Server, than they start to think "Shit, I can't let that happen again! I need to run more" and bam! They get themselves dragged down to the bottoms on Aggressive Secretary bay by my LVL1 Wizard Familiar Mr. Bullfrog, or worse flatlined by ice they will struggle to pay for, because my cost to rez for the most part is far less them the cost to pass meaning that the taxing will start early and continue threw out the game...
Granting this is untested and a work in progress but it's very close to my early days of Repping Perfection, this deck is not for the faint of heart, a "tell" will kill this deck, think about it like I do, I act like I'm the tour guide for Jenteki, answering any questions and opening any doors you want to see, welcoming every run will a smile and be sure to ask "are you sure you want to do that?" As often as possible...
So the recap and my thought proses on how to play this is simple, set up your centrals asap, this will create a great base for you to a) bring in some huge cash b) try and Rush an agenda... Never score a future perfect unless it's for the game and don't be a scared to loose...
The last thing that I just found out is that you can wait to see if bullfrog happens before you use the Labyrinthian counter, so your not gambling it...
GLHF ~SlySquid
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2 Apr 2015
hatman
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2 Apr 2015
vanguard
The issue with Bullfrog is that early on it does very little. Also I'm curious as to why you haven't included Fetal AI as an extra spikey pungee pit for the runner to be forced into through Labyrinthine Servers? |
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2 Apr 2015
PaxCecilia
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2 Apr 2015
PaxCecilia
I also think that Aggressive Secretary is a perfect choice for this deck. Lately when people run advanced remotes they think "Junebug or Cerebral?" and omit a few of the other advancable tricks :) |
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2 Apr 2015
PaxCecilia
Finally (hopefully not spamming, I swear these were all seperate thoughts) I keep misreading the title as Geriatric Intricacy... which works with Clone Retirement I suppose... ._. |
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2 Apr 2015
vanguard
Aggressive Secretary is a really nice choice, more so given that many runners have rigs light on programs :) |
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2 Apr 2015
x3r0h0ur
I think mushin stands out as a card thats very strange here, I don't know that it fills a good slot, since 1 piece of ice doesn't seem like much of a detriment. Shaper will have tutor effects, and crims have inside job, anarchs have singularity and eater. 1 ice won't do a lot. Also why not fetal AI. With komainu and checkpoint, not being able to not access the installed card seems way better. Also port anson grid could be good to reinforce not jacking out before you score LS. I believe that kitsune and more damage cards would be much more stressful for a runner approaching an advanced install. I can see RP's ability exacerbating the tough calls of a rush strategy, but I think there needs to be more proactive killing (ronin/emp). I submit for you my testing with some such decks that lean on some of the same concepts, but before the key cards (checkpoint) were released. Take away any inspiration you might from it :) netrunnerdb.com Today I'd add 2 komainu, cortex lock, and tori hanzo. I do like the new RP style presented though, internet points. |
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2 Apr 2015
Dydra
OH GAWD .... It's the SlyD :LD Joke aside, someone needs to fix that image on Checkpoint, cuz that CLICK icon in front of the sub-routine can make any runner sh*t bricks while sleeping :D |
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2 Apr 2015
SlySquid
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2 Apr 2015
SlySquid
Next, I'm building this deck to force reactions and by doin that I wan to pressure the runner with the fact that if he doesn't run often and check my remotes I WILL score out, I find that to any time that the runner will crawl and play super safe against me because that know it's super hard for Jinteki to pressure a win, not with this deck, if I'm at 6pst I Clone Retirement FTW and that pressure will lead to mistakes and eventually to flatlined... Thanks for your input though, let me know if you try it... |
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2 Apr 2015
SlySquid
Ya, my replacating tentacles deck didn't have any either but the beautiful thing is that the runner will always have to think I'm running them, so I get all the fear with none of the deck space! Ya I really like the Aggressive Secretarys in this deck, it hits three points in this deck, first it goes great with the idea of the deck which is "if you don't have breakers I'll kill you", second it's on the cheaper side of most traps costing half as much to trip than Snare!, and lastly it's a great Mushin No Shin target because most people won't runn till thy have the rig to deal with my nightmare central ice... Lmao, great, now that's all I see! Cheers |
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2 Apr 2015
SlySquid
Keep in mind I like to go against the curve, I don't mind playing less than perfict decks to create a unique experience for the runner, long story short "I do what I want" lol but you deck looks TITS man, I'll have to try it out
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17 Apr 2015
us0rman
please explain the use of himitsu bako to me :D I am sure u have something planned for taking it back to HQ.. |
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17 Apr 2015
hatman
In addition, you can use it as a slightly more expensive Tsurugi. Is the runner going to hit an Aggressive Secretary? Let 'em access. If not, leave it on the table. It costs money and a click to reload, but how often are you going to let people access for free? |
Okay, this deck panders to my jank itch like nothing else. Cortex Lock and Komainu are incredible sentries, and Tenma Line looks like it'll do some real painful work. I have to ask, though--why Tsurugi over Mamba? I'd expect Mamba would land some kills more often, and typically looks like more of a hard ETR late game than Cortex Lock.
Despite having played with Labyrinthine Servers in my Tennincat deck, I've never had them really work for me, save as a deterrent once scored. But maybe Tennin isn't happy with LS because it takes two turns of Tennin tokens to score out. RP could give you the scoring windows you need to get LS on the score board.
As always, very interesting deck!