Rush Like Your @$$ Is On Fire

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An evolution of my "Rush of Inspiration" deck using the cards from Rebellion Without Rehearsal.

Notable changes to the ICE suite include Border Control, which was probably better than Surveyor for rushing anyway, and swapping out Tollbooths for the cheaper Piranhas. I found that rezzing a Tollbooth, while effective at keeping the runner out and making for a passable tax in the late game, also crippled my already lean economy. Piranhas saves some money and draws cards with a soft ETR in exchange for a BP which shouldn't be a problem if you are fast enough.

Agendas are another area where a lot of change was made. Stoke the Embers is made for Epiphany, and enables some really funky combos, chief among them Arella Salvatore. If you IAA a Stoke, then score it next turn with Arella, you can put the Arella trigger first to install a second agenda, then use Stoke to advance it to 2 counters. With your leftover click you can advance and score a Beale or Tomorrow's Headline, or score a Dividend with a click leftover. If you have another click because you IAA - Seamless'd the Stoke, or previously scored a Remastered edition, you can even score another 4/2. I'm not sure yet but it seems pretty doable! Arella's trash cost is high, and it's not unlikely you'll have another agenda in HQ. I think an ideal scoring pattern is Edition -> Stoke -> 2 pointer off the Stoke -> Dividend.

NGO Fronts waste time and give you money, Rashidas get you the agendas you need and keeps you topped up so Piranhas can keep the runner out, and Spin Doctors mitigate flood as usual. I know the Holo Man would be great for this but the 4 cred cost on his ability worries me. He makes Arella chains easier but he might be too fragile. maybe cut DRM for 1, or DRM + an Arella for 2 copies.

Is this good? I guess I'll find out in the next coming days. Scoring 2 agendas in one turn is a great power move, though.

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