Exodia (Post-Rotation)

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It seemed only right to christen the deck with a new, more illustrative name, with a reference so dated that even twelve year olds will say, "that's a bit passe". Meet the last of the 7-point combos. Since I saw someone talking about this in the Slack chat, I thought I'd post my latest version.

Game plan is the same - three Kaguyas, three Biotics, "Clones", Mirrormorph, GFI, Vitruvius, and EC wins the game. If they have Clot, play CVS the turn before. If they have Sacrificial Constructs to boot, start purging and then Lockdown the Clot. If they have The Source, do it in pieces. If they are Leela, use Cerebral Static. If they have all of these things, call a judge.

I used to play Audacity, but I realize that with Siphon and Vamp gone, you're at less of a risk of getting bankrupted, so saving the three credits wasn't worth the extra point of influence. Localized Product Line is a new idea - you can use it to fetch out Kaguyas or Biotics to save the inevitable drawing for the last few pieces in your deck that is this deck's Achilles heel. Another option would be Shipment from Tennin, which lets you save a combo piece if you can use it and in general offers some much more generous combo lines. That's sort of a meta-specific call.

Ice is largely up to you; I've opted for a cheap and balanced mix with the above. Owl is a card I've seen very little talk about, but I love it; even without Medium to bounce anymore, it's cost-effective and even better against conspiracy breakers than simply trashing them - not to mention Sacrificial Constructs and Dummy Boxes are definitely a thing. I've tried Lokis and Moms, but in practice I found that Loki just wasn't keeping the runner out of that server, and was pricey.

Decking is still a very real threat with this deck, so be sure to play around possible decking lines - think Equivocation, Fisk Investment Seminar, and Eden Shard for the big ones, though Salvaged Vanadis Armory is a spicy card that is also a big problem, and Fear the Masses is always lurking in the background. Don't be afraid to Preemptive Action to bolster your deck even if you're getting close to the bottom.

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