Beginner's Tournament Deck

By AshfordComplex, in Android: Netrunner Deck Building

First tournament deck. Wasn't feeling Criminal as much as I thought, so I think I'm trying something easier for me with Shapers. Still trying to work NBN.

Identity: Kate "Mac" McCaffery

Deck Size: 45

Events: 12

[2] - Indexing

[2] - Demolition Run

[2] - Maker's Eye

[3] - Diesel

[3] - Sure Gamble

Hardware: 9

[3] - Dyson Mem Chip

[2] - HQ Interface

[2] - Replicator

[2] - R&D Interface

Program: 17

[2] - Corroder

[2] - Magnum Opus

[2] - ZU.13 Key Master

[2] - Creeper

[3] - Datasucker

[1] - Crypsis

[3] - Atman

[2] - Self-Modifying Code

Resource: 7

[2] - Personal Workshop

[3] - Daily Casts

[2] - Kati Jones

Identity: NBN, Making News

Deck Size: 49

Agenda: 10

[2] - Restructured Datapool

[2] - Breaking News

[3] - Project Beale

[3] - AstroScript Pilot Program

Asset: 3

[3] - Jackson Howard

Ice: 18

[3] - TMI

[3] - Viper

[3] - Tollbooth

[3] - Pop-Up Window

[3] - Shadow

[3] - Caduceus

Operation: 15

[3] - Psychographics

[3] - Closed Accounts

[3] - Green Level Clearance

[3] - Midseason Replacements

[3] - Hedge Funds

Upgrade: 3

[3] - ChiLo City Grid

Shaper:

You don't have enough hardware to need Replicator. Also, if your strategy hinges on Demo Run, go to 3x on each Interface, otherwise cut the HQ Interfaces. The R&D pressure that your run events create means that there shouldn't be any agendas in HQ anyway.

3x R&D Interface means you don't need Maker's Eye and Indexing. Or both.

Personal Workshop and Kate do not play well together. If the Workshop installs a card at start of turn, it uses up her once per turn ability. Stimhack works just as well for Self-Modifying Code as it does for Workshop.

You don't really need Crypsis and Atman. Or so many backup copies of your programs. 3x Self-Modifying + 3x Test Run (+ 3x Clone Chip) make it possible to run 1x on most and still be able to find it when you need it.

You don't really want Kati Jones + Magnum Opus. Pick one or the other and use it to suplement Professional Contacts.

You may be able to streamline your final rig to the point that you don't need the cloud breakers. Or the Dysons. Or both.

NBN:

You don't need 3x Closed Accounts/Psychographics. 1-2x is enough for those since it's not something you're going to be doing over and over in a game. Plus you have Jackson Howard to recur them if needed.

Restructured Data Pool is hard to score. Midseason Replacements is too.

Add a third Breaking News. It can set up *amazing* plays with the tag punishment cards before being fed to an Archer. Also consider Freelancer to take advantage of it.

Too much of your ICE traces. This puts you in a bad spot against high link, plus you only have 2 free credits per turn to use on them.

You need more money. A lot of your ICE pays out on the runs, but that's under the runner's control.