The Kwisatz Haderach - Worlds 2015

This is my runner deck from Worlds 2015. It went 5/3 on the day. Two of those losses were due to bad piloting. The third probably was too. I was very satisfied with how the deck performed. My piloting is the reason it didn't do even better.

This is clearly a Vamp Kit. Full control is the goal. Get Magnum Opus out quickly, and don't give them a scoring window. Knowing when to not do the things you are thinking of doing and just taking credits is one of the main skills needed for this deck. Can't rely on surprise Vamps at a World Championship.

Last year I played a crappy version of this that was heavily tweaked for NEH FA. I really didn't want to have to do that this year again, but I needed to make changes for the matchup. I'll go over some of the significant card choices I made.

Sure Gamble - Yes, this was a card choice. Ideally I would play 0, but the need to quickly set up had me go to 2, and then 3. Sure Gamble in my opening hand is a huge boost. This is particularly good with the next card.

John Masanori - This was probably the single best inclusion I made for dealing with NEH. Normally I simply can't check many remotes without falling significantly behind. But I still need to draw in this deck, and this card lets me draw while checking. And when I draw a Sure Gamble, I can play it and not lose tempo at all.

Plascrete Carapace - Bah. I went two years without having to play this card. But 24/7 now makes it necessary. I'm very sad about this.

Utopia Shard - For countering Fast Track and murder. Didn't really like it. Running HQ is too much of a problem, especially if my opponent knows I'm on Vamp. (The good ones always do.)

Mimic - It was to deal with Architect cheaply versus NEH FA. Never played it on the day. It will probably go.

Torch - I ran 3x Gordian Blade for the longest time. Decided to try Torch and it is super amazing. I can often save 2 credits on the very first use. I often cheat it in with Test Run and Scavenge. So far only a single copy has been fine.

Lady - Always amazing. With 3x Test Run, 3x Scavenge, and 2x Lady I have never run out of counters.

Femme - I'll probably never drop below 2. Sometimes I even install them both. Sometimes I gotta boost it to break Architect or Ichi, which sucks, but it is still the best option for a single killer. (Because I can cheat it in.)

The Maker's Eye - I used to run 2 of these, but I started to dislike them, and needed card slots. There is so much draw in this deck now that I can get to an R&DI or 2 pretty quickly.

Quality Time - Only 2. I will probably put the 3rd back in. It is so good versus glacier. One game I would have not lost if I had drawn a Vamp. A 3rd QT could have helped with that.

Astrolabe - Vital versus NEH. I must get one early. Plus I run a perfect rig, so I need that 5th MU as quickly as possible.

Personal Workshop - Since my deck had been tweaked towards aggro with heavy draw, I decided to drop to 2 copies. 3 would help a little with glacier, but 2 is probably fine.

I still feel I have room to grow piloting this deck. I made significant mistakes that show I haven't mastered this deck yet. We'll see if Mumbad provides anything good for me to try for next year! =-)