Master Trickster [4th @ Chorzów Startup CO]

Toluvel 44

I've decided to publish my Steve list, which I had a good deal of success with, both online and live. Steve is a fantastic and underestimated runner that lets you play your events over and over again, while at the same time protecting you from harm. This list is a evolution of my former Steve decks (at some point including our beloved Endurance) and it has all the tools you need to succeed as a Criminal in Startup.

The end goal is to build an engine with Docklands, Wake Implant, Pennyshaver (plus Prepaid VoicePAD and PAN-Weave optionally - don't sleep on the latter, it might catch some corps by surprise) while constantly accessing HQ, either through normal runs or by Sneakdoor Beta. You can then recur your best events (especially the Inside Jobs and S-Dobrados) and slam RND for 4 cards at a time with WAKE. Or 8 with Finality.

The deck can also win pretty quickly with Matroyshkas by attacking centrals. It's pretty flexible and deals well with Jinteki nonsense, although you always have to be careful & sensible.

Worst matchups are glacier type decks with Bran, MIC etc -> mostly PD. Thule is manageable, as is PE, Restoring Humanity should be fine too (just multiaccess wisely).

The best cards in the deck are Bahia Bands and Sneakdoor Betas which really push our gameplan forward. The resources are a mix of card draw and econ and can be replaced by whatever you prefer. It's good to have a Stoneship Cart Room and No Free Lunch as insurance. If you expect a lot of tags, Networking is an option.

If you give it a shot let me know how it went! Happy running :)

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