Imp Matryesâ [3-0 NLB CO] [Startup]

Claytron 85

Brought this modified Matryesâ (3-0 at Zürich Startup CO) to my local CO and went undefeated with it.

The more important thing is that I made a laser-cut id to go along with it, I sliced up a few and everyone left with one:

laser-cut-esa

Also check out my corp and the corresponding ID.

Drops:

Adds:

  • +3 Imp (I love imp, I have the alt arts, of course I'm going to use it. Trash the high value things, problem cards, all the ice, and just generally got a bit deeper on RnD.)
  • +1 Fermenter (money's good)
  • +1 Dirty Laundry (money + run encouragement)
  • +1 Tranquilizer (I dunno, I had 3 influence and it seemed like fun, never saw it on the day, seems good for high cost ice, tollbooth, etc.)

Matchups:

2 comments
4 Jun 2023 Oddball

Thanks for sharing your deck and congrats! As a fellow Imp enjoyer I was a fan of your writeup.

Were you tempted to slot in Avgustina Ivanovskaya with the extra viruses?

5 Jun 2023 Claytron

Thanks! Avgustina Ivanovskaya is a very tempting card - If you time that sabotage with the Esâ or Chastushka sabotage, it could probably be good. Here, I think I value the run events more, and wouldn't cut the slots for her - 1x would show up slowly, and 3x would just be dead cards.

I did run 3x Avgustina in a René "Loup" Arcemont: Party Animal deck that had a very similar virus composition, but relied on Bankhar more heavily. That way you could get her early to get some sabotage in, then toss the rest to ice. I'm not sure it pulled weight there - the corp can typically sabotage 1 of something not too painful from hand. My strategy with the sabotage here was to deal it out and then immediately check it to try to avoid windows where the corp could Spin Doctor anything back in.