Rain of Arrows - 7th @CBI 2025

Bridgeman 2812

This was my spicy corp for CBI this year, I will be discussing it tomorrow on stream.

Check out my program heavy Lat as well :)

Edit: On stream I went over some ideas for improvements, here is an example of a new version.

4 comments
28 Jan 2025 holzpubbnsubbe

I love this so much! Plays fast and loose until it doesn't anymore. I recreated it from what I saw in the stream so went without the Surveyors first - would you include them again?

28 Jan 2025 Bridgeman

Happy to hear it :D

My initial attempt at an improvement is this, although there are some other dieas I might try: netrunnerdb.com

I think if you keep surveyor it should be as a 1of just as an option for tutoring. But I overall the card was not doing enough. It is too hard to make use of in the early game where it is the weakest, and even at it's strongest a lot of runner have tools to not make it too troublesome.

I think the way to go is opting for more ice that improve your early game, as that is what allows you to snowball and get a good continuation, the late game ice in Archer and Mestnichestvo should be enough long term if you get off the ground fast enough. Adding another Hortum and Tree Line work well for this, they provide decent defense early while not being useless later. Having an advancable barrier also helps conceal more information when advancing ice.

28 Jan 2025 holzpubbnsubbe

Thanks for replying in depth. I have already experimented a bit with this list and I think I will try something other than Bio Vault. While it is very good, necessary even, to protect your Oberth from Pinhole, all these thoughts are irrelevant if you cannot get past the early hoops. Cheaper Ice, maybe some of the tech you mentioned in your vod. That will mean only the Archers and Mestni (and probably 1x Winchester) will be taxing later on, but hopefully this will speed the games up a bit.

One thing I noticed was room for a grid, and Tranquility Home Grid might be a good fit, since we are jamming a lot. Also Gatekeeper might be nice to help score the first Eminent and can be trashed later with a Standoff?

29 Jan 2025 Bridgeman

My pleasure :)

Hmm idk I think gatekeeper may help in some early game scenarios but still folds to a lot of cards, while not being great post rez, so not sure about it. I think Bio Vault in Btl is important to capitalize on your big servers, not sure if you can tax runners out without it. But mb you can build this list in a more rushy way :)

It is true that we want to jam a lot so Tranq might help! Just not sure if the inf sacrifice and the losts are worth it, but no reason not to try!